crawl·er (krô l r)n. 1. One that crawls, especially an early form of certain insect larvae. 2. A vehicle, such as a bulldozer, that moves on continuous belts of metal plates. |
crawler [ˈkrɔːlə]
n
1. Slang a servile flatterer
2. a person or animal that crawls
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US an informal name for an earthworm
4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) a computer program that is capable of performing recursive searches on the World Wide Web
5. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) a baby's overalls; rompers
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  crawler - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantageapple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect goody-goody - a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior |
| 2. | crawler - a person who crawls or creeps along the ground | |
| 3. |  crawler - terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglersangleworm, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta - earthworms oligochaete, oligochaete worm - hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body |
Translations
crawler
n
(Brit inf: = sycophant) → Kriecher(in) m(f)
crawlers pl (= rompers) → Spielanzug m
crawler [ˈkrɔːləʳ] n (fam) → ruffiano/a
crawler [ˈkrɔːləʳ] n (fam) → ruffiano/a
crawler [ˈkrɔːləʳ] n (fam) → ruffiano/a
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