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climber
[klahy-mer]
noun
a person or thing that climbs.
a climbing plant.
a device to assist in climbing, as a climbing iron.
climber
/ ˈklaɪmə /
noun
a person or thing that climbs
a plant that lacks rigidity and grows upwards by twining, scrambling, or clinging with tendrils and suckers
short for social climber
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Compared with the decade it took for the first human genome sequence, the latest result is like the way top climbers now tackle Mt.
But while today's climbers follow a well-trodden route set by experienced Nepali guides, the team navigated the mountain on their own.
Kiros is a pure climber, strongest when a race is at its hardest.
Heavy snowfall began on Friday evening and has intensified on the eastern slopes of Mount Everest in Tibet, which is an area popular with climbers and hikers.
That’s a step climbers sometimes forgo in the name of efficiency, because the knot, itself, can get snagged in a tree or jammed in a crack, leading to more work and slowing them down.
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