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
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Renderings of the new park include several types of climbers, multiple slides, swings and a seesaw.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Three Latvian climbers died and a fourth survived after a fall on Wednesday near Denali Pass on Alaska's Mount McKinley.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Gelje, who runs expedition company AGA Adventures with renowned British climber Adriana Brownlee, knows first-hand the dangers of high-altitude climbing.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Search and rescue teams in Alaska rescued one climber and have shifted to recovery operations after three members of a Latvian mountaineering expedition died in a fall on Mount McKinley, according to the National Park Service and the Latvian Mountaineering Association.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 May 2026
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Three Latvian climbers died and a fourth survived after a fall on Wednesday near Denali Pass on Alaska's Mount McKinley.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Gelje, who runs expedition company AGA Adventures with renowned British climber Adriana Brownlee, knows first-hand the dangers of high-altitude climbing.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Search and rescue teams in Alaska rescued one climber and have shifted to recovery operations after three members of a Latvian mountaineering expedition died in a fall on Mount McKinley, according to the National Park Service and the Latvian Mountaineering Association.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 May 2026
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climber. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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