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crawl⋅er

[kraw-ler]
–noun
1. a person or thing that crawls.
2. Also called crawler tractor. any of various large, heavy vehicles or machines that are propelled on endless belts or tracks, esp. as used in construction.
3. hellgrammite.
4. Often, crawlers. a garment with long pants, short sleeves or suspender straps, and sometimes feet for a baby who does not yet walk.
5. Australian Slang. sycophant.

Origin:
1640–50; 1925–30 for def. 3; crawl 1 + -er 1
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crawl·er   (krô'lər)   
n.  
  1. One that crawls, especially an early form of certain insect larvae.

  2. A vehicle, such as a bulldozer, that moves on continuous belts of metal plates.

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