climber
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1.5
- noun
- /ˈklaɪmər/
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escalador
- Grandpop was a big mountain climber when he was younger.
- mountain climber
- rock climber
- experienced climber
And you see a lot of climbers have bad posture like this.
- And you see a lot of climbers have bad posture like this.
- Some of the world's greatest crack climbers have tried to pull off this feat.
- So Tommy Caldwell, legendary climber, you've seen him in Don Wall.
- And then a couple of other climbers turned up.
- And for freestyler, he's arguably the best climber of his generation.
- But then once you're on the mountain, be a climber, cook for yourself, set up your own tents.
- But Alex Honnold really is a top top level climber.
- And this was also indicated by a very high level rock climber.
- Not, not I had a one or two health scares 'cause I was a mountain climber, rock climber, solo free solo.
- So we quote the rock climber Alex Hanauld in in the book.
- OK, So he was he climbed mountains, he was a rock climber.
- So for someone who's an experienced rock climber, maybe they, their next challenge is to, you know, free climb the nose of El Cap.
- So one rock climber put it, it's like you get into flow in rock climbing when you feel like you are the rock you're climbing, right?
- And yeah, the dirtbag climbers are now they're cyclists doing it as well by packing.
Examples
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The experienced climber reached the summit after a long and challenging ascent.
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Of the three of us, she was the most experienced climber, with seven 8,000-meter peaks to her credit.
Fiction book (1996) -
Your son is the best climber we have.
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-I used to be a pretty good climber, too.
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Now, this is more my kind of rock climber hanging on barely.
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And then a couple of other climbers turned up.
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But what's in your mind separates a great climber from a good climber.
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Yet despite these risks, climbers over the last century have proved people can go higher than scientists ever thought possible.
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Some distance away, two other climbers had also been caught in the avalanche.
Academic text (2011) -
Eleven climbers were killed in storms and avalanches.
Synonyms
7
4.9
A person who climbs mountains for sport
5
2.8
A person who goes up mountains as a sport
3
3.0
A person who goes up steep rocks or artificial walls using hands and feet for sport
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7.8
A person who climbs mountains or very steep places
1
8.5
A person who climbs high mountains using ropes and special equipment
A person who climbs steep rock faces for sport
A person who climbs steep rock walls with great strength
A person who climbs all the mountains in Scotland that are over three thousand feet high
Compounds
- Offensive
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5.4
A person who tries to join richer, more powerful people to gain higher status
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3.0
A person who goes up steep rocks or artificial walls using hands and feet for sport
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word climber comes from the verb climb, which comes from an old English word meaning 'to go up using hands and feet'. So a climber is a person who goes up mountains, rocks, stairs, or other high places.