Definitions
an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
Word 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).
Used in a sentence
“Police said evidence, including footprints, was found where they believe the climbers had begun to traverse the slopes beneath Zurbriggen Ridge.”
“His mother was a climber, determined that her children should attend the right schools and generally succeed in what was still very much a WASP world.”
“If his greatest hits are museum climbers that complement the subject matter in surrounding exhibits, then "the mall jobs," he says, which are more about color and composition, "are little ditties."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Mountain ascender”7 letters
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