Sher‧pa /ˈʃɜːpə $ ˈʃɜːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Tibetan;
Origin: sharpa 'someone who lives in an eastern country']
a Himalayan person who is often employed to guide people through mountains and carry their equipment
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