CRAWLER

earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm

(noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

crawler, creeper

(noun) a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser

(noun) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

crawler (plural crawlers)

(Australia, obsolete) A person who is abused, physically or verbally, and returns to the abuser a supplicant.

(UK, Australia, slang) A sycophant.

Etymology 2

Noun

crawler (plural crawlers)

A child who is able to creep using his hands and knees but is not able to walk.

(sports) A crawl swimmer.

A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.

A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as webpage links.

A mobile stage in the development of stationary hemipteran insects such as scale insects- generally the first instar

Anagrams

• recrawl

Source: Wiktionary


Crawl"er (krl"r), n.

Definition: One who, or that which, crawls; a creeper; a reptile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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