Associations to the word «Climber»

Pictures for the word «Climber»

Wiktionary

CLIMBER, noun. One who climbs.
CLIMBER, noun. A plant that climbs, such as a vine.
CLIMBER, noun. A bird that climbs, such as a woodpecker or a parrot.
CLIMBER, verb. (obsolete) To climb; to mount with effort; to clamber.

Dictionary definition

CLIMBER, noun. A vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants.
CLIMBER, noun. Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior.
CLIMBER, noun. Someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the staircase".
CLIMBER, noun. 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".
CLIMBER, noun. An iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats