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climber

  • noun
  • climb·er

Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).

Other meanings

  1. A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support.

  2. A cyclist who specializes in riding especially well on steep hills or roads.

A kind of

  • vine

Kinds of climber

  • legume
  • root climber

Word history

From Middle English "clymbere".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “climber” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.