Sher|pa

Sher|pa
Sher|pa «SHUR puh», noun.
1. a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal. Sherpas have served as guides and porters for most of the expeditions to climb Mount Everest. »

Foot over foot for five weeks, the 13 Britons and the 35 Sherpas…drive up a jagged icefall of 3,000 feet (Time).

2. sherpa. British Slang. a porter.
3. Also, sherpa. a representative of a head of state who is charged with the preparations for a summit meeting.

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