sherpa
IPA: ʃˈɛrpʌ
Root Word: Sherpa
noun
- A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers.
- A high-ranking government official who works tirelessly in the background to conclude the text of an official communiqué, typically from a G7 or G20 summit.
- The Southern Tibetan language of these people.
- (countable) A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.
- (countable) An expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting.
- A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece.
verb
- (rare) To serve as a guide or porter for another.
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Examples of "sherpa" in Sentences
- It is a home of the sherpa people.
- Majority people are of ethnic Sherpa and Tamang.
- The Sherpa are an ethnic group in eastern Nepal.
- Sherpa dress is similar to that worn by Tibetans.
- The Sherpas belong to the Nyingmapa sect of Buddhism.
- Glaceon appears to be wearing a Sherpa cap on its head.
- She was the first woman to hold the so-called sherpa post.
- "Each group had a leader who was called a sherpa," Swanay says.
- An important aspect of Sherpa religion is the monastery or gompa.
- An important aspect of Sherpa religion is the monastery or gompa .
- And the word sherpa is kicked around rather frequently by my husband.
- A year later the name of the model was changed to the Leyland Sherpa .
- A year later the name of the model was changed to the 'Leyland Sherpa'.
- He was a senior White House aide to Clinton and served as a "sherpa" to meetings of the Group of Eight industrialized economy meetings.
- * the idea of sherpa bearing the entire 'load' of learning a critique I thought was pre-empted with each individual carrying identical baggage;
- After some initial diplo-blather, our President's "sherpa" for the summit, Michael Froman, does a little victory dance, announcing that the recession has been defeated.
- Griffiths said there's no sign the Harper Conservatives have appointed a "sherpa" - someone in charge of setting goals and travelling to Arctic capitals to get other countries on board.
- At the summit, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia will act as the prime minister's 'sherpa' - a key aide who carries the burden of negotiations with his counterparts.
- Mr. Weidmann, who earned his doctorate in economics at Bonn University, is now Ms. Merkel's senior economic adviser and Germany's "sherpa" for meetings of the Group of Eight and Group of 20 industrialized and developing economies.