Abseiler (Noun)
Meaning
A person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The experienced abseiler had made this 50-meter drop countless times but still got a thrilling rush every time.
- An abseiler rappelling down the side of a building, with an urban sprawl as her stunning backdrop, caught everyone's attention.
- Very few tourists visiting the national park had actually seen an abseiler defy gravity on this sheer cliff face before.
- A team of highly skilled abseilers escorted the rock climbers to safety after a disastrous storm changed weather conditions.
- His experience working as an abseiler was something unique to highlight in the interview for a mountain rescue job.