orienteer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish orientera.

Noun

orienteer (plural orienteers)

(sports) Someone who takes part in the sport of orienteering.
She is an expert orienteer.

Translations

someone who takes part in the sport of orienteering

Chinese:
Mandarin: 定向運動
Finnish: suunnistaja (fi)

Italian: orientista m or f
Swedish: orienterare (sv)

Verb

orienteer (third-person singular simple present orienteers, present participle orienteering, simple past and past participle orienteered)

(sports) to race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass
She travels worldwide to orienteer.

Translations

to race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass

Finnish: suunnistaa (fi)

Swedish: orientera (sv)

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