climber

[klahy-mer]

noun

1. a person or thing that climbs.

2. a climbing plant.

3. social climber.

4. a device to assist in climbing, as a climbing iron.

climber

/ ˈklaɪmə /

noun

1. a person or thing that climbs

2. a plant that lacks rigidity and grows upwards by twining, scrambling, or clinging with tendrils and suckers

3. short for social climber

Word History and Origins

Origin of climber¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; climb, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Hikes to the top of Mount Cook, which towers over the Southern Alps running the length of the South Island, are difficult even for experienced climbers because of large crevasses and unpredictable weather.

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He was a climber, always on the outside looking in.

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“And you found a job—as a chimney climber?”

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The children were much better climbers than she was and leaped over nimbly.

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The remains of a climber who went missing in 1994 have been found on a Swiss glacier, police said Wednesday.

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Related Words

• mountaineer 
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