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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