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climber Definition

climber (klīmər)

noun

  1. one that climbs up
  2. ☆ a device with sharp spikes fastened to the shoe or strapped to the leg, for use in climbing telephone poles, trees, etc.
  3. Informal a person who tries to advance socially or in business
  4. Bot. a climbing plant or vine

climber Usage Examples

Possessives

  • trad: A sports climber will lower off from the route, the trad ' climber may need to down climb.

Converse of object

  • twine: Wisteria: Popular twining climbers with long racemes of lilac to purple flowers.
  • prune: In sheltered warm gardens, prune tender climbers and wall shrubs that are already showing signs of strong growth.
  • scent: Imagine the effect of training your favorite scented climber through the lattice - heaven!
  • kill: Grecian avalanche kills British climber A British woman was among five people killed by a mountain avalanche in Greece, police said yesterday.
  • attract: Also a few miles north of Kenmore there is Schiehallion, which attracts climbers all year round.
  • grow: Grow evergreen climbers up fences for butterflies to hibernate in.

Adjective modifier

  • starry-eyed: An antidote to the Property Porn on TV, and a cautionary tale for starry-eyed would-be property ladder climbers.
  • woody: Ivy is our only native woody evergreen climber and it makes a wonderful contribution both to the beauty of our woodlands and its ecology.
  • deciduous: Climbing Plants A pruning and planting schedule for evergreen and deciduous climbers.. .
  • evergreen: Grow evergreen climbers up fences for butterflies to hibernate in.
  • Bolivian: Team Composition The leader of Bolivian Climber is supported by our local guides.
  • know-no-fear: She is a know-no-fear climber - loves steps of any kind!

Modifies a noun

  • expedition: A very successful Bolivian Climber Expedition with team members summiting on all major peaks.

Noun used with modifier

  • Everest: Everest climbers do not climb the mountain for the sake of the view.
  • novice: A registered climber may bring in up to two novice climbers per session.
  • rock: A head popped up over the edge of the cliff about 6 ' away - it was a rock climber.
  • stair: Stanley now supplies 90 % of stair climbers used for moving vending machines.
  • mountain: He was a great mountain climber, could walk forever, never wore a hat.
  • ladder: An antidote to the Property Porn on TV, and a cautionary tale for starry-eyed would-be property ladder climbers.

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