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climber definition

climber (klīm′ər)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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