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
The ranger and injured climber were brought to a flat glacier staging area and loaded onto the helicopter.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
Letters from George Mallory — the British explorer from the 1920s who died trying to become the first climber to summit Mt. Everest — have been digitized and published online.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Acquiring new skills to enhance one’s value in the contemporary workplace isn’t just for newcomers or early-to-mid-career climbers.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
In some cases, the climbers triumph; in others, they’re slapped back down.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The gorgeous mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage site that sits a couple hours from Tokyo, will now limit daily climbers to no more than 4,000 per day, CNN reported.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
The ground floor, now a gym, has enough room for a Peloton, treadmill, a stair climber machine, bike storage and weights.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
This quick climber uses aerial roots to ascend arbors, trellises, or fences.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
An experienced climber was found dead on Saturday inside the crater of Mount St. Helens, a volcano in Washington state that draws hikers, skiers and snowboarders year-round.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
Letters from George Mallory — the British explorer from the 1920s who died trying to become the first climber to summit Mt. Everest — have been digitized and published online.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Acquiring new skills to enhance one’s value in the contemporary workplace isn’t just for newcomers or early-to-mid-career climbers.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
In some cases, the climbers triumph; in others, they’re slapped back down.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The gorgeous mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage site that sits a couple hours from Tokyo, will now limit daily climbers to no more than 4,000 per day, CNN reported.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
The ground floor, now a gym, has enough room for a Peloton, treadmill, a stair climber machine, bike storage and weights.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
This quick climber uses aerial roots to ascend arbors, trellises, or fences.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
An experienced climber was found dead on Saturday inside the crater of Mount St. Helens, a volcano in Washington state that draws hikers, skiers and snowboarders year-round.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climber. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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