Edmund Hillary ed·mund·hil·lary uncommon noun 1. New Zealand mountaineer who first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919) SynonymsHillaryEdmund HillarySir Edmund HillarySir Edmund Percival Hillary Related words Broader terms mountaineer WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.