climber
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biology
botany
climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
natural-sciences
ornithology
sports
Etymology: From Middle English clymbere, clymber (“one who climbs, climber”), from climben (“to climb; to ascend, fly upward, rise; to slope upwards; to approach God in prayer; to advance; to overcome, triumph; to aspire; to be presumptuous”) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). The English word is analysable as climb (verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
Base: climb
Affixes: -er
Inflected forms:
form: climbers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
pos: noun
examples: Police said evidence, including footprints, was found where they believe the climbers had begun to traverse the slopes beneath Zurbriggen Ridge.
Lots of pockets help with a commute, a storm hood is great if you get caught in a storm on a hike, weight and packability are essential for backpackers and if you’re a climber or biker, you’ll want a helmet-compatible hood.
gloss: Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
pos: noun
gloss: Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
pos: noun
gloss: Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
pos: noun
tags: derogatory
figuratively
examples: His mother was a climber, determined that her children should attend the right schools and generally succeed in what was still very much a WASP world.
gloss: Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
pos: noun
gloss: Something that is used for climbing.
pos: noun
tags: Canada
examples: If his greatest hits are museum climbers that complement the subject matter in surrounding exhibits, then "the mall jobs," he says, which are more about color and composition, "are little ditties."
Regardless of the design, the playground will include a traditional climber with a ramp, an upper-level climber, multiple climbing and balance opportunities, junior slides, two senior slides, a wheelchair accessible bouncing glider, a pull along slide, activity panels, a freestanding climber and swings.
Students raced in a swarm to be the first to the top of Monterey middle school’s newest piece of playground equipment, a $50,000 climber, when principal Ken Andrews removed the yellow tape on Friday.
We've been working for the past year to bring an inclusive zipline and a spinning rope climber to the playground!
The new playground, which is made of wood, features a climber, swings, a sand play area with a play hut and digging toys.
gloss: Something that is used for climbing.
pos: noun
Derived words: free climber
hillclimber
lead climber
mountain climber
rock climber
social climber
speed climber
sport climber
stairclimber
trad climber
traditional climber
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: катерач
roman: katerač
lang: Dutch
word: klimmer
lang: Dutch
word: beklimmer
lang: Finnish
word: kiipeilijä
lang: French
word: grimpeur
lang: French
word: grimpeuse
lang: Galician
word: escalador
lang: German
word: Kletterer
lang: German
word: Kletterin
lang: Hebrew
word: מטפס
roman: met'apes
lang: Hebrew
word: מטפסת
roman: met'apeset
lang: Ido
word: klimanto
lang: Ido
word: klimero
lang: Italian
word: arrampicatore
lang: Italian
word: arrampicatrice
lang: Italian
word: scalatore
lang: Italian
word: scalatrice
lang: Middle English
word: clymbere
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: klatrer
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: klatrar
lang: Portuguese
word: escalador
lang: Portuguese
word: escaladora
lang: Portuguese
word: trepador
lang: Portuguese
word: trepadora
lang: Romanian
word: cățărător
lang: Romanian
word: cățărătoare
lang: Russian
word: скалола́з
roman: skaloláz
lang: Russian
word: скалола́зка
roman: skalolázka
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: streapadair
lang: Spanish
word: escalador
lang: Spanish
word: escaladora
lang: Spanish
word: trepador
lang: Spanish
word: trepadora
lang: Swahili
word: mpandaji
lang: Swahili
word: mkwezi
lang: Swedish
word: klättrare