CLIMBER

Pronunciation (US):

• CLIMBER (noun)
  The noun CLIMBER has 5 senses:

1. a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
2. someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
3. someone who ascends on foot
4. someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains
5. an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

  Familiarity information: CLIMBER used as a noun is common.

• CLIMBER (noun)

Meaning:

A vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "climber"):

root climber (a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy)

Meaning:

Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

social climber; climber

Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):

arriviste; nouveau-riche; parvenu; upstart (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "climber"):

lion-hunter (someone who tries to attract social lions as guests)

Meaning:

Someone who ascends on foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

mounter; climber

Context example:

a solitary mounter of the staircase

Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):

ascender (someone who ascends)

Meaning:

Someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes

Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):

athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "climber"):

escalader (someone who gains access by the use of ladders)

mountain climber; mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains)

cragsman; rock climber (a climber of vertical rock faces)

Meaning:

An iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

climbing iron; crampon; crampoon; climber

Hypernyms ("climber" is a kind of...):

spike (sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes)