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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An American climber has died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said Tuesday, as fatalities mount early in Nepal's busy spring climbing season.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
The remaining 17 climbers managed to return to their base camp after the eruption and reported their friends missing to the authorities, per CNA.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Hours after the eruption, 17 climbers had been safely evacuated, including seven Singaporean nationals and two Indonesians who eventually joined the rescue operation and provided information on climbing routes of the victims before the eruption.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Goats are famously fantastic climbers, and their dextrous hooves were the inspiration behind the grippy lugs on the Speedgoat 6 Sneakers.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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CBS News, 12 May 2026
The remaining 17 climbers managed to return to their base camp after the eruption and reported their friends missing to the authorities, per CNA.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Hours after the eruption, 17 climbers had been safely evacuated, including seven Singaporean nationals and two Indonesians who eventually joined the rescue operation and provided information on climbing routes of the victims before the eruption.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Goats are famously fantastic climbers, and their dextrous hooves were the inspiration behind the grippy lugs on the Speedgoat 6 Sneakers.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climber. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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