plural climbers
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
Lou Whittaker
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
P. W. Richards2
Examples of climber in a Sentence
Chimpanzees are excellent climbers and spend a lot of their lives in trees.
climbers like clematis and ivy
Recent Examples on the Web
Two Colorado climbers will return to the Olympics looking to land on the podium after finishing just outside the medals three years ago.
—John Frank, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
Prior to the rescue, the two climbers' vehicle was located in the parking lot, per the initial report.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
In 2009, the park launched an effort to protect the birds by closing off portions of the cliffs to climbers so that nests would not be disturbed, which could provoke falcons to leave the area and abandon their young offspring.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
With climbers’ help, these captive breeding programs successfully released over 1,000 young peregrines back into the wild.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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John Frank, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
Prior to the rescue, the two climbers' vehicle was located in the parking lot, per the initial report.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
In 2009, the park launched an effort to protect the birds by closing off portions of the cliffs to climbers so that nests would not be disturbed, which could provoke falcons to leave the area and abandon their young offspring.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
With climbers’ help, these captive breeding programs successfully released over 1,000 young peregrines back into the wild.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climber. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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