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climber - 4 dictionary results

climb⋅er

[klahy-mer]
–noun
1. a person or thing that climbs.
2. a climbing plant.
3. social climber.
4. a device to assist in climbing, as a climbing iron.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see climb, -er 1
climb·er   (klī'mər)   
n.  
  1. One that climbs, especially a person who climbs mountains.
  2. Sports A device, such as a crampon, used in mountain climbing.
  3. A plant that climbs.
  4. A person who avidly seeks a higher social or professional position.

Climber

Climb"er\, n. One who, or that which, climbs: (a) (Bot.) A plant that climbs. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A bird that climbs, as a woodpecker or a parrot.

Climber

Climb"er\, v. i. [From Climb; cf. Clamber.] To climb; to mount with effort; to clamber. [Obs.] --Tusser.
Language Translation for : climber
Spanish: alpinista, escalador,
German: der, *die Bergsteiger(in),
Japanese: 登山者
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