crawler

crawl·er

 (krô′lər)

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.

3. See crawl¹.

4. See spider.

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crawler

(ˈkrɔːlə)

n

1. slang a servile flatterer

2. a person or animal that crawls

3. (Animals) US an informal name for earthworm

4. (Telecommunications) a computer program that is capable of performing recursive searches on the internet

5. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) a baby's overalls; rompers

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crawl•er

(ˈkrɔ lər)

n.

1. one that crawls.

2. Also called crawl′er trac`tor. a large, heavy vehicle that travels on endless belts or tracks, used esp. in construction.

3. hellgrammite.

[1640–50]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crawler - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage ass-kisser, sycophant, toady, lackey apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect adulator, flatterer - a person who uses flattery 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 creeper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	3.	crawler - terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers angleworm, 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

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Translations

ερπυστριοφόροτρακτέρ

cingolatoleccapiedirettile

crawler

[ˈkrɔːləʳ]

A. N (Mech) → tractor m de oruga

B. CPD crawler lane N (Brit) (Aut) → carril m (de autopista) para vehículos lentos

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crawler

[ˈkrɔːlə^r] n

(= program) (COMPUTING) → araignée f

(= sycophant) → lèche-botte mfcrawler lane n (British) → file voie f pour véhicules lents, voie f pour véhicules lents

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crawler

n

(Brit inf: = sycophant) → Kriecher(in) m(f)

crawlers pl (= rompers) → Spielanzug m

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crawler

[ˈkrɔːləʳ] n (fam) → ruffiano/a

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