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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Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
Locals believe the flag was hung by rock climbers due to the technical expertise needed to not only reach that sheer side of the peak but also hang something off it.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Don’t Miss: The nearby Volcanic Tablelands, named for a cataclysmic volcanic eruption 750,000 years ago, draws rock climbers for its fantastic bouldering and desert rats for the austere landscape and petroglyph sites.
—Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
Across the state line in Connecticut, A Place Called Hope has a team of skilled tree climbers who specialize in returning fallen babies high up into trees and their family nests.
—Jack Perry, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
Locals believe the flag was hung by rock climbers due to the technical expertise needed to not only reach that sheer side of the peak but also hang something off it.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Don’t Miss: The nearby Volcanic Tablelands, named for a cataclysmic volcanic eruption 750,000 years ago, draws rock climbers for its fantastic bouldering and desert rats for the austere landscape and petroglyph sites.
—Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
Across the state line in Connecticut, A Place Called Hope has a team of skilled tree climbers who specialize in returning fallen babies high up into trees and their family nests.
—Jack Perry, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for climber
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climber. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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