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spiderman

British  
/ ˈspaɪdəˌmæn /

noun

  1. a person who erects the steel structure of a building

  2. another name for a steeplejack

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What would the spiderman do in this emergency?

From The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

The spiderman is busy from morning to night with his spiders.

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance

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