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lad⋅der

  [lad-er]
–noun
1. a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
2. something resembling this.
3. a means of rising, as to eminence: the ladder of success.
4. a graded series of stages or levels in status; a hierarchical order of position or rank: high on the political ladder.
5. Nautical. companionway (def. 1).
6. Chiefly British. a run in a stocking.
–verb (used with object)
7. to climb or mount by means of a ladder: to ladder a wall.
8. to furnish with a ladder: to ladder a water tower.
9. Chiefly British. to cause a run in (a stocking).
–verb (used without object)
10. Chiefly British. to get a run, as in a stocking.
11. to gain in popularity or importance: He laddered to the top of his profession.
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Origin:
bef. 1000; ME laddre, OE hlǣder; c. G Leiter, D leer (also ladder < Fris); akin to Goth hleithra tent; orig., something that slopes. See lean 1

Related forms:
lad⋅der⋅less, adjective
lad⋅der⋅like, lad⋅der⋅y, adjective
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lad·der   (lād'ər)   
n.  

    1. An often portable structure consisting of two long sides crossed by parallel rungs, used to climb up and down.

    2. Something that resembles this device, especially a run in a stocking.

    3. A means of ascent and descent: ascending the social ladder.

    4. A series of ranked stages or levels: high on the executive ladder.

    1. A means of ascent and descent: ascending the social ladder.

    2. A series of ranked stages or levels: high on the executive ladder.

intr.v.   lad·dered, lad·der·ing, lad·ders
To run, as a stocking does.

[Middle English, from Old English hlǣder; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

ladder 
O.E. hlæder, from P.Gmc. *khlaidri (cf. O.Fris. hledere, M.Du. ledere, O.H.G. leitara, Ger. Leiter), from PIE base *khli- "to lean" (cf. Gk. klimax "ladder;" see lean (v.)). The belief that walking under one brings bad luck is attested from 1787, but its origin likely is more pragmatic than symbolic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Ladder

occurs only once, in the account of Jacob's vision (Gen. 28:12).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

ladder

see bottom of the ladder.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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