climber (redirected from Climbers)

climb·er  (klmr)

n.

1. One that climbs, especially a person who climbs mountains.

2. Sports A device, such as a crampon, used in mountain climbing.

3. A plant that climbs.

4. A person who avidly seeks a higher social or professional position.

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climber [ˈklaɪmə]

n

1. a person or thing that climbs

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a plant that lacks rigidity and grows upwards by twining, scrambling, or clinging with tendrils and suckers

3. (Sociology) Chiefly Brit short for social climber

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	climber - a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants 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 vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface root climber - a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy
	2.	climber - someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior social climber lion-hunter - someone who tries to attract social lions as guests 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
	3.	climber - someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the staircase" mounter ascender - someone who ascends
	4.	climber - someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes" athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports 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
	5.	climber - an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing climbing iron, crampon, crampoon spike - sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"

Translations

climber [ˈklaɪməʳ] N

1. (= mountaineer) → montañista mf, alpinista mf, andinista mf (LAm)

2. (Bot) → trepadora f, enredadera f

3. (fig) (also social climber) → arribista mf, trepador(a) m/f

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climber [ˈklaɪmə^r] n → grimpeur/euse m/f (also rock climber) → varappeur/euse m/f

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climber

n

(= mountaineer) → Bergsteiger(in) m(f); (= rock climber) → Kletterer(in) m(f)

(= social climber) → sozialer Aufsteiger, soziale Aufsteigerin

(= plant) → Kletterpflanze f

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climber [ˈklaɪməʳ] n (rock climber) → alpinista m/f, scalatore/trice (Bot) → rampicante m

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climber [ˈklaɪməʳ] n (rock climber) → alpinista m/f, scalatore/trice (Bot) → rampicante m

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climber → متسلق horolezec bjergbestiger Bergsteiger ορειβάτης escalador vuorikiipeilijä grimpeur penjač alpinista クライマー 등산가 klimmer klatrer wspinacz alpinista скалолаз klättrare คนปีน dağcı người leo núi 登山者