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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Watch historic footage of Mount Logan’s first mountain climbers and dive into the world of the park and reserve at the visitor center in the Da Kų Cultural Centre in Haines Junction, Yukon Territory.
—Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
In the sub-alpine forest of Kachina Peak, a popular ski area, are Taos Ski Valley’s via ferrata routes for beginners and advanced climbers alike.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
The trail also leads to access points for crags with more than 350 individual routes frequented by Denver-area climbers, and up toward mountaintophomes on Conifer Mountain, just outside the park.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Male climbers got in a lot more accidents than female climbers.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
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Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
In the sub-alpine forest of Kachina Peak, a popular ski area, are Taos Ski Valley’s via ferrata routes for beginners and advanced climbers alike.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
The trail also leads to access points for crags with more than 350 individual routes frequented by Denver-area climbers, and up toward mountaintophomes on Conifer Mountain, just outside the park.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Male climbers got in a lot more accidents than female climbers.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climber. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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