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climber

American  
[klahy-mer] / ˈklaɪ mər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that climbs.

  2. a climbing plant.

  3. social climber.

  4. a device to assist in climbing, as a climbing iron.

climber British  
/ ˈklaɪmə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that climbs

  2. a plant that lacks rigidity and grows upwards by twining, scrambling, or clinging with tendrils and suckers

  3. short for social climber

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Etymology

Origin of climber

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; climb, -er 1

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