rock climber
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- noun
- /rɑk ˈklaɪmər/
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- And I'm in awe of rock climbers—something my fear of heights will not allow me to do.
- an avid rock climber
- a professional rock climber
- a world-class rock climber
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- 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?
Examples
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Mount Erie is a favorite destination for hikers, mountaineers, and rock climbers.
Blog text (20) -
The rock climber skillfully navigated the difficult route, impressing everyone with her technique.
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Without nails, no rock climber could climb rocks.
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By way of example, if you are a rock climber, you understand the value of anchors.
Blog text (7) -
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the effects of performance cues on beginning indoor rock climbers.
Academic text (2007) -
Seneca Rocks is very popular with technical rock climbers, and it is fun to watch them with binoculars from the viewing platform at the base.
Academic text (2001) -
Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of verbal performance cues on the performance of beginning college-aged rock climbers.
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There are hikers, runners, cyclists, kayakers (when the rain has been good), and rock climbers.
Blog text (23) -
She shoves her fingers into the cracks of the mold wall like an experienced rock climber and begins the difficult ascent out of the mold.
Fiction book (1992) -
A rock climber recently discovered a set of Zapotec hieroglyphs carved on a cliff face not far from the city (certain details of the site have been changed to protect its location).
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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A person who climbs mountains or steep rocks
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A person who climbs mountains or very steep places
A person who climbs steep rock faces for sport
A woman who climbs steep rock faces like cliffs
A person who climbs steep rock walls with great strength
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'rock climber' is directly and compositionally built from 'rock' (a natural solid mineral material) and 'climber' (a person who ascends), so its meaning — a person who climbs rocks or rock faces — is immediately derivable. This noun-noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Rock climber comes from the two words rock and climber, which paint the simple picture of someone climbing a rock face. That's why the term means 'a person who climbs natural rock or man-made rock walls'.