sherpa

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.

noun

1. an official who makes preparations for or assists a government representative or important delegate at a summit meeting or conference

noun plural -pas or -pa

1. a member of a people of Mongolian origin living on the southern slopes of the Himalayas in Nepal, noted as mountaineers

1847, from Tibetan, literally “dweller in an eastern country.”