spiderman

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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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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