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orienteer

noun ori·en·teer \ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtir, -ˌen-\

Definition of ORIENTEER

:  a person who engages in orienteering
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Origin of ORIENTEER

back-formation from orienteering
First Known Use: 1965

Rhymes with ORIENTEER

acyclovir, animalier, boulevardier, Buckinghamshire, carabineer, celestial sphere, charioteer, conventioneer, dollar-a-year, electioneer, elephant's ear, Eskisehir, free marketeer, harquebusier, heliosphere, ionosphere, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire

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