climber
a device to assist in climbing, as a climbing iron.
Origin of climber
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How to use climber in a sentence
An exceptionally brutal climb in 2008 claimed the lives of 11 out of a group of 24 climbers.
Now That Everest Is Closed, Check Out These Other Extreme Adventures | Nina Strochlic | May 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmanda Padoan is a co-author of Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day.
A group of western climbers were attacked by a large group of Buddhist Sherpas this week.
The mob stormed their tents, punched and kicked the climbers, hurled rocks and pulled out knives.
Israeli climbers, I thought, would have died before leaving someone behind.
These were the Alpine climbers and their coolies returning after their strenuous efforts on Mount Everest.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryToo many chances are against the climbers; too many contingencies may turn against them.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryOnly those climbers who are absolutely at home aloft go forward down a perpendicular tree trunk.
Wild Folk | Samuel ScovilleFrom the striker king-post, were suspended ropes of climbers to which men could apply their strength and direction.
The Red One | Jack LondonAll of those mentioned are difficult ascents, and should only be attempted by expert climbers and with guides.
Tyrol and its People | Clive Holland
British Dictionary definitions for climber
/ (ˈklaɪmə) /
a person or thing that climbs
a plant that lacks rigidity and grows upwards by twining, scrambling, or clinging with tendrils and suckers
mainly British short for social climber
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