CLIMBER

crampon, crampoon, climbing iron, climber

(noun) an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

climber

(noun) someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; “the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes”

mounter, climber

(noun) someone who ascends on foot; “a solitary mounter of the staircase”

climber

(noun) a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

climber (plural climbers)

One who climbs.

A plant that climbs, such as a vine.

Synonym: creeper

A bird that climbs, such as a woodpecker or a parrot.

(cycling) A rider who specializes in riding uphill quickly.

Etymology 2

Verb

climber (third-person singular simple present climbers, present participle climbering, simple past and past participle climbered)

(obsolete) To climb; to mount with effort; to clamber.

Anagrams

• Crimble, reclimb

Source: Wiktionary


Climb"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, climbs: (a) (Bot.) A plant that climbs. (b) (Zoöl.) A bird that climbs, as a woodpecker or a parrot.

Climb"er, v. i. Etym: [From Climb; cf. Clamber.]

Definition: To climb; to mount with effort; to clamber. [Obs.] Tusser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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