climber

noun

climb·​er ˈklī-mər How to pronounce climber (audio)
plural climbers
Synonyms of climbernext
1
a
: a person or animal that climbs
a tree climber
a bicyclist who's an excellent climber
a mountain climber
We also teach how to handle a rope and how to belay another climber to protect them if they fall.—Lou Whittaker
see also rock climber
b
: a climbing plant
ivy and other climbers
Owing to their size and abundance, climbing plants, especially the large woody climbers or lianes, are one of the most impressive features of the Tropical Rain forest.—P. W. Richards
2
: social climber

Examples of climber in a Sentence

Chimpanzees are excellent climbers and spend a lot of their lives in trees. climbers like clematis and ivy
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Through this very film—and the relationships built in local communities as a result—came the idea to tell the story of Himalayan climber Tenzing Norgay. — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Then, too, some bowhunters simply aren’t physically able to climb up and down a tree to a lock-on, or use a climber. — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 More climbers die on Mont Blanc than on any other mountain in Europe. — Erica Zazo, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 After following rock climber Alex Honnold in Free Solo, directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin this time follow a couple of passionate adventurers who push themselves to the limits of the possible and of human endurance. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for climber

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of climber was in the 15th century

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