Climber - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈklaɪmər|  American pronunciation of the word climber
Brit.  |ˈklaɪmə|  British pronunciation of the word climber

noun

- a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
- someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
- someone who ascends on foot
- 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 (syn: crampon)

Extra examples

Chimpanzees are excellent climbers and spend a lot of their lives in trees.

Monkeys are good climbers.

...an avid mountain climber, always on an expedition to some far-off corner of the world...

...scaled the steep precipice with the ease of an experienced climber...

A tribute to tenacity, the free ascent of Trango Tower was the fulfillment of a cowboy climber's dream.

The climber belayed the rope.

The climber had to cling onto the cliff.

The climber clutched at the swinging rope, but missed.

The climber dropped to his death.

The climber grabbed for the rope, but missed and fell to his death.

The mountain climber couldn't find a hold to climb any higher.

The climber snatched at the rope, but missed and fell to his death.

Rescuers had to scale a 300m cliff to reach the injured climber.

The mountain climber started to hyperventilate

Word forms

noun
singular: climber
plural: climbers
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