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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Most of the victims were skiers, as well as two hikers and an ice climber, who were killed in at least a half-dozen separate slides.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Tuesday’s rescue comes not long after a record 13 backcountry skiers, climbers and hikers died in the Italian mountains earlier this month.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The gym was the vision of Freddy Harth, who took on the project of turning 1900s grain silos into a space for climbers in late 1997.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 11 Feb. 2026
Shot over the course of six days in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and London, Levi’s said the production team focused on casting real cowboys, construction workers, climbers and youth to ensure authenticity.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Tuesday’s rescue comes not long after a record 13 backcountry skiers, climbers and hikers died in the Italian mountains earlier this month.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The gym was the vision of Freddy Harth, who took on the project of turning 1900s grain silos into a space for climbers in late 1997.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 11 Feb. 2026
Shot over the course of six days in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and London, Levi’s said the production team focused on casting real cowboys, construction workers, climbers and youth to ensure authenticity.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climber. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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