Crawler Definition

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crawlers

noun

crawlers

One that crawls, especially an early form of certain insect larvae.

American Heritage

A vehicle, such as a bulldozer, that moves on continuous belts of metal plates.

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(Australia, slang) A sycophant.

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A child who is able to creep using his hands and knees but is not able to walk.

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(sports) A crawl swimmer.

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Singular:

crawler

Plural:

crawlers

From the Australian convict period (1788-1850); a prisoner who was purposely and extensively abused by an overseer (also a convict) and thereby driven to escape but finding it impossible to survive in the Australian bush, surrender to this overseer who would then have his penal term reduced. The particular crawler was picked for his weak personality and might escape and return a number of times increasing his own penal term each time. According to James Tucker, some convict overseers had their sentences extensively reduced using this odious practice. Source-James Tucker's 1845 novel Ralph Rashleigh.

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From crawl (“move slowly, by dragging the body along the ground") +"Ž -er (“suffix forming agent noun").

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From crawl (“act in a servile manner") +"Ž -er (“suffix forming agent noun").

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