In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
10 May 2025
BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
Coffee Trivia
