Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tenzing_norgay

1 sense of tenzing norgay

Sense 1
Tenzing Norgay -- (Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986))
       INSTANCE OF=> Sherpa -- (a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers)
       INSTANCE OF=> mountaineer, mountain climber -- (someone who climbs mountains)