Sherpa
pə, ˈʃɜr- noun, plural Sher·pas ( especially collectively ) Sher·pa.
1.
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
2.
( sometimes lowercase ) an expert chosen by a chief executive to assist in preparations for a summit meeting.
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| an official who makes preparations for or assists a government representative or important delegate at a summit meeting or conference | |
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| Sherpa (ˈʃɜːpə) | |
| —n , pl -pas, -pa | |
| a member of a people of Mongolian origin living on the southern slopes of the Himalayas in Nepal, noted as mountaineers | |
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Sherpa
1847, from Tibetan, lit. "dweller in an eastern country."
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