carabineer
noun
car·a·bi·neer
ˌker-ə-bə-ˈnir 
ˌka-rə-
variants
or carabinier
: a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine
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For extra security, the carabineer hooked to the dog’s leash handle stays firmly shut thanks to a safety screw mechanism, so the leash can’t slip off the clasp by accident.
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Judi Dash, Philly.com, 11 Apr. 2018
Instead the babies learned from different examples of effortful actions (opening a container or unlatching a carabineer) that the new toy probably also required persistence.
—Julia Leonard, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2017
A carabiner is the mountaineer's clip; a carabineer is a soldier wielding a carbine.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 19 May 2008
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Judi Dash, Philly.com, 11 Apr. 2018
Instead the babies learned from different examples of effortful actions (opening a container or unlatching a carabineer) that the new toy probably also required persistence.
—Julia Leonard, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2017
A carabiner is the mountaineer's clip; a carabineer is a soldier wielding a carbine.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 19 May 2008
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“Carabineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carabineer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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