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crawler
[ kraw-ler ]
/ ˈkrɔ lər /
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noun
a person or thing that crawls.
Digital Technology. web crawler.
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.
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Words nearby crawler
crawdaddy, crawfish, Crawford, Crawfordsville, crawl, crawler, crawler lane, crawler track, Crawley, crawling, crawling peg
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British Dictionary definitions for crawler
crawler
/ (ˈkrɔːlə) /
noun
slang a servile flatterer
a person or animal that crawls
US an informal name for earthworm
a computer program that is capable of performing recursive searches on the Internet
(plural) a baby's overalls; rompers
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