crawler
[kraw-ler]
noun
a person or thing that crawls.
Also called crawler tractor. any of various large, heavy vehicles or machines that are propelled on endless belts or tracks, especially as used in construction.
Often crawlers. a garment with long pants, short sleeves or suspender straps, and sometimes feet for a baby who does not yet walk.
Australian Slang. sycophant.
Origin of crawler
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Related Words for crawler
babe, youngster, child, chick, toddler, kid, pollute, defile, overwhelm, beset, assail, flock, worry, fill, crowd, pester, ravage, swarm, invade, teemExamples from the Web for crawler
Historical Examples of crawler
That still doesn't let you off for not belting that crawler with our six-inchers!
On the Trail of the Space PiratesCarey Rockwell
"There's one thing, if I ever fell in love with a man he'd have to be a man and not a crawler," said Dawn.
Some Everyday Folk and DawnMiles Franklin
A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
Through Arctic LaplandCutcliffe Hyne
He skidded the crawler ponderously to halt near the edge of the settlement.
Student BodyFloyd L. Wallace
The crawler behind the beast slid back into the hollow and disappeared.
Two KnapsacksJohn Campbell
crawler
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