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CLIMBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
Synonyms:
climber; climbing iron; crampon; crampoon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):
spike (sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes)
Derivation:
climb (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):
athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "climber"):
escalader (someone who gains access by the use of ladders)
mountain climber; mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains)
cragsman; rock climber (a climber of vertical rock faces)
Derivation:
climb (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who ascends on foot
Example:
a solitary mounter of the staircase
Synonyms:
climber; mounter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):
ascender (someone who ascends)
Derivation:
climb (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
Synonyms:
climber; social climber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):
arriviste; nouveau-riche; parvenu; upstart (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "climber"):
lion-hunter (someone who tries to attract social lions as guests)
Derivation:
climb (improve one's social status)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "climber"):
clematis (any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers)
legume; leguminous plant (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)
Agdestis; genus Agdestis (a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates)
climbing fern (any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining)
root climber (a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy)
Derivation:
climb (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)
