spiderman

/ (ˈspaɪdəˌmæn) /

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noun plural -men informal

mainly British a person who erects the steel structure of a building

another name for a steeplejack

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Words nearby spiderman

spider hole, spiderhunter, spider-hunting wasp, spider lily, spiderling, spiderman, spider mite, spider monkey, spider nevus, spider orchid, spider phaeton

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How to use spiderman in a sentence

Comic book heroes are even hotter—Spiderman and Batman probably earn more money nowadays than Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.
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I shook my head, and as security lightly hovered near me, contemplated buying a Spiderman lamp.
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So soon-to-be-Spiderman Andrew Garfield should get the prize for his powerful performance as Biff in Death of a Salesman.
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The play also stars Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, Spiderman) as his son Biff.
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