crawler
[ kraw-ler ]
/ ˈkrɔ lər /
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.
RELATED WORDS
babe, youngster, child, chick, toddler, kid, pollute, defile, overwhelm, beset, assail, flock, worry, fill, crowd, pester, ravage, swarm, invade, teem
Nearby words
- crawford, thomas,
- crawford, william harris,
- crawfordsville,
- crawl,
- crawl space,
- crawler lane,
- crawler track,
- crawley,
- crawling,
- crawling peg
Origin of crawler
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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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