climber : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: climber	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for climber
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
climber n a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior Synonym(s): social climber, climber someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the staircase" Synonym(s): mounter, climber someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes" an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing Synonym(s): crampon, crampoon, climbing iron, climber
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Climber \Climb"er\, n. One who, or that which, climbs: (a) (Bot.) A plant that climbs. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A bird that climbs, as a woodpecker or a parrot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Climber \Climb"er\, v. i. [From {Climb}; cf. {Clamber}.] To climb; to mount with effort; to clamber. [Obs.] --Tusser.