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Added 9 October 2026

climber

/ˈklaɪmə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about climber at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants.
Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior.
Someone who ascends on foot.
a solitary mounter of the staircase

Origin

From Middle English clymbere, clymber (“one who climbs, climber”), from climben (“to climb; to ascend, fly upward, rise; to slope upwards; to approach God in prayer; to advance; to overcome, triumph; to aspire; to be presumptuous”) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). The English word is analysable as climb (verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

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