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Noun (5 meanings)
1. a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants.
climber is a type of:
- vine (noun) - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
types of climber:
- Agdestis, genus Agdestis (noun) - a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots
- clematis (noun) - any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
- climbing fern (noun) - any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining
- legume, leguminous plant (noun) - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
- root climber (noun) - a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy
climber is derivationally related to:
2. someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior.
climber is a type of:
- upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste (noun) - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
types of climber:
- lion-hunter (noun) - someone who tries to attract social lions as guests
climber is derivationally related to:
- to climb (verb) - improve one's social status
Example:
- “a solitary mounter of the staircase”
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”
climber is a type of:
types of climber:
- escalader (noun) - someone who gains access by the use of ladders
- mountaineer, mountain climber (noun) - someone who climbs mountains
- rock climber, cragsman (noun) - a climber of vertical rock faces