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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants;

2. someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior;
[syn: social climber, climber]

3. someone who ascends on foot;
- Example: "a solitary mounter of the staircase"
[syn: mounter, climber]

4. someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains;
- Example: "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"

5. an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing;
[syn: crampon, crampoon, climbing iron, climber]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Climber \Climb"er\, n.
   One who, or that which, climbs:
   (a) (Bot.) A plant that climbs.
   (b) (Zool.) A bird that climbs, as a woodpecker or a parrot.
       [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Climber \Climb"er\, v. i. [From Climb; cf. Clamber.]
   To climb; to mount with effort; to clamber. [Obs.] --Tusser.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

climber
    n 1: a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or
         over other plants
    2: someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
       [syn: social climber, climber]
    3: someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the
       staircase" [syn: mounter, climber]
    4: 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"
    5: an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice
       when walking or climbing [syn: crampon, crampoon,
       climbing iron, climber]