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English noun: climber | |||
| 1. | climber (plant) a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Agdestis, clematis, climbing fern, genus Agdestis, legume, leguminous plant, root climber | ||
| 2. | climber (person) someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior | ||
| Synonyms | social climber | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lion-hunter | ||
| 3. | climber (person) someone who ascends on foot | ||
| Samples | A solitary mounter of the staircase. | ||
| Synonyms | mounter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascender | ||
| 4. | climber (person) someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains | ||
| Samples | The lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | athlete, jock | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cragsman, escalader, mountain climber, mountaineer, rock climber | ||
| 5. | climber (artifact) an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing | ||
| Synonyms | climbing iron, crampon, crampoon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spike | ||
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