plural climbers
1
a
: a person or animal that climbs
a tree climber
a bicyclist who's an excellent climber
a mountain climber
We also teach how to handle a rope and how to belay another climber to protect them if they fall.—
Lou Whittaker
see also rock climber
Lou Whittaker
b
: a climbing plant
ivy and other climbers
Owing to their size and abundance, climbing plants, especially the large woody climbers or lianes, are one of the most impressive features of the Tropical Rain forest.—P. W. Richards
P. W. Richards2
Examples of climber in a Sentence
Chimpanzees are excellent climbers and spend a lot of their lives in trees.
climbers like clematis and ivy
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—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
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—Manish Paudel, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
After multiple excursions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), biologists can finally confirm one fish species that sometimes gives adept human rock climbers a run for their money.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
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—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
An alleged $20 million insurance scam on Mount Everest saw climbers subjected to staged rescues and admitted to hospitals across Kathmandu in a scheme to fraudulently claim insurance money, Nepali authorities say.
—Manish Paudel, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
After multiple excursions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), biologists can finally confirm one fish species that sometimes gives adept human rock climbers a run for their money.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
No updates on the climber’s injuries or his identity were immediately provided.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climber. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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