"sherpa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)pə/ Audio: en-au-sherpa.ogg Forms: sherpas [plural]
Etymology: From Sherpa. The verb derives from the noun. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sherpa (countable and uncountable, plural sherpas)
  1. (countable) A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed. Tags: countable Translations (local employed as mountain guide/ porter): sherpa (Albanian), xerpa [masculine] (Catalan), šerpa [masculine] (Czech), sherpa [masculine] (Czech), nosič [masculine] (Czech), sjerpa [masculine] (Dutch), sherpa [masculine] (Dutch), sherpa (Finnish), serpa (Hungarian), शेर्पा (śerpā) (Nepali), xerpa [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), șerpaș [masculine] (Romanian), ше́рпа (šérpa) [masculine] (Russian), проводни́к-ше́рпа (provodník-šérpa) [masculine] (Russian), ཤར་པ (shar pa) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-sherpa-en-noun-aZ8QP8RK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Nepali translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tibetan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 7 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 65 12 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 66 10 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 64 11 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 62 8 20 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 9 16 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 59 12 21 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Nepali translations: 70 10 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 65 12 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 65 9 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 62 7 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 67 10 16 8 Disambiguation of 'local employed as mountain guide/ porter': 86 5 9
  2. (countable) An expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting. Tags: countable Translations (expert): шерп (šerp) [masculine] (Russian), ше́рпа (šérpa) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sherpa-en-noun-hmj5rgvp Disambiguation of 'expert': 15 78 7
  3. A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sherpa-en-noun-3uh3vmSm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: advance person, emissary

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)pə/ Audio: en-au-sherpa.ogg Forms: sherpas [present, singular, third-person], sherpaing [participle, present], sherpaed [participle, past], sherpaed [past]
Etymology: From Sherpa. The verb derives from the noun. Head templates: {{en-verb}} sherpa (third-person singular simple present sherpas, present participle sherpaing, simple past and past participle sherpaed)
  1. (rare) To serve as a guide or porter for another. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sherpa-en-verb-sEDIR4mK

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for sherpa meaning in English (7.2kB)

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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
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    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Tibetan translations"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sherpa. The verb derives from the noun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sherpas",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sherpaing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sherpaed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sherpaed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sherpa (third-person singular simple present sherpas, present participle sherpaing, simple past and past participle sherpaed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To serve as a guide or porter for another."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guide",
          "guide"
        ],
        [
          "porter",
          "porter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To serve as a guide or porter for another."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)pə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-sherpa.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/58/En-au-sherpa.ogg/En-au-sherpa.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/En-au-sherpa.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sherpa"
  ],
  "word": "sherpa"
}

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