ladder
A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
Other meanings
A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
A kind of
- stairs
Kinds of ladder
- articulated ladder
- extension ladder
- jack ladder
- monkey ladder
- rope ladder
- sea ladder
Related words
- downladder
- interladder
- ladderane
- ladderback
- laddergram
- ladderize
- ladderless
- ladderlike
- ladderman
- laddertron
- ladderway
- ladderwise
Word history
From Old English "hlǣder".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ladder” 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.