climber
Americannoun
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a person or thing that climbs.
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a climbing plant.
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a device to assist in climbing, as a climbing iron.
noun
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a person or thing that climbs
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a plant that lacks rigidity and grows upwards by twining, scrambling, or clinging with tendrils and suckers
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short for social climber
Etymology
Origin of climber
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; climb, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Anyone lucky enough to meet him will find a very special human being—a mountain climber who finds poetry on the peak, an explorer who sings the glories of the stars.
From Literature
A major rescue operation has been launched off the Pembrokeshire coast after an incident involving three rock climbers.
From BBC
The climbers said little, for the way was steep.
From Literature
There was fresh snow on the ground, and Mount St. Helens was popular with mountain climbers.
From Literature
It didn’t look too hard, Christopher thought—he was a strong climber, had climbed all the trees on the heath at home when he was younger.
From Literature
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