climbern.

Brit.

/ˈklʌɪmə/, U.S.

/ˈklaɪmər/

Forms: see the verb.

1. gen. He who or that which climbs. Also figurative, esp. one who seeks continually to advance himself. Also attributive.

ΘΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > climbing or scaling > one who or that which

climber1423

scaler1569

upclimber1878

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [noun] > ambitious person

ambitious?a1439

pursuiter1542

pursuer1587

would-be1607

climbera1616

ambitionist1625

consequent1654

sky-flyer1873

wannabe1976

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > one who is rising in rank or prosperity > ambitious or self-seeking

clamberer1597

climbera1616

arriviste1895

1423 Kingis Quair clvi The wyly fox..The clymbare gayte.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur (1889) vi. xvi. 208 I am an ylle clymber and the tree is passynge hyghe.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. July 11 Great clymbers fall vnsoft.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. i. 23 Lowlynesse is young Ambitions Ladder, Whereto the Climber vpward turnes his Face.

1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 23 Hastie climbers have sudden falls.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 192. ⁋6 Outshone by those whom we considered as climbers upon our ruins.

1833 Knickerbocker 1 179 But with all her meanness as a climber what a glorious leader of fashion she'd make.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §3. 27 There are times when a climber has to make up his mind for very unpleasant possibilities.

1911 H. S. Harrison Queed xxiv. 301 He was of the climber type, a self-made man in the earlier and less inspiring stages of the making.

1924 G. B. Shaw St. Joan v. 56 Do ambitious politicians love the climbers who take the front seats from them?

2. Botany. A plant which climbs or creeps upwards by attaching itself to some support; also as the name of several climbing plants, as Great Wild Climber ( Clematis Vitalba in Ray's Catalogue 1670), Sportsman's Climber ( Cissus venatorum).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [noun] > creeping, climbing, or spiring > creeping or climbing plant

wind1538

clamberer1597

creeper1626

winder1626

climber1640

convolvula1675

vine1708

runner1731

parasite1813

groundling1822

twiner1830

scrambler1902

1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 380 Clematis Cruciata Alpina... This Crossewort Climer hath..more square branches, than any of the other Climers.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 86/1 Climers are such Trees that cannot support themselves but have a Pole.

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 175 The intricacy of briars and climbers.

1884 Gardening Illustr. 8 Nov. 425/1 The common Hop is one of the best of garden climbers.

3. Ornithology in plural. An order of birds (Latin Scansores), characterized by their climbing habits, and commonly having feet with two toes before and two behind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > that climb

climber1828

Scansores1835

1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 172 Climbers are those [birds] the structure of whose feet is calculated for motion on an inclined or vertical surface.

1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §335 The climbers, such as Parroquets, Toucans, Woodpeckers, &c.

1856 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Birds II. (ed. 3) 138 The third division of the Insessores, or Perching Birds, are the Scansores, or climbers..which most of them have their toes arranged in pairs, or two opposed to two.

4. technical. A spurred boot for climbing (see quot. 1874); also in Locomotive Engines, a driving wheel specially fitted with cogs, pincers, or the like, for work on gradients.

ΚΠ

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Climber, a boot provided with spurs, by which a person is enabled to climb telegraph-poles to make repairs or additions to the wires or insulators.

5. A cat-burglar. Thieves' slang. (Cf. climb n. 3.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > cat-burglar

dancer1864

portico thief1870

porch climber1883

second-story man1886

climber1900

cat burglar1907

1900 ‘J. Flynt’ & ‘F. Walton’ Powers that Prey 64 An' I say that we hunt up a good sneak an' climber.

1960 Observer 25 Dec. 7/6 Climbers were much commoner than creeps. ‘At the climb’ was the modern expression... They would still go up by the soil pipe because that was the solidest.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	climber
释义	climbern. Brit. /ˈklʌɪmə/, U.S. /ˈklaɪmər/ Forms: see the verb. 1. gen. He who or that which climbs. Also figurative, esp. one who seeks continually to advance himself. Also attributive. ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > climbing or scaling > one who or that which climber1423 scaler1569 upclimber1878 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [noun] > ambitious person ambitious?a1439 pursuiter1542 pursuer1587 would-be1607 climbera1616 ambitionist1625 consequent1654 sky-flyer1873 wannabe1976 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > one who is rising in rank or prosperity > ambitious or self-seeking clamberer1597 climbera1616 arriviste1895 1423 Kingis Quair clvi The wyly fox..The clymbare gayte. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur (1889) vi. xvi. 208 I am an ylle clymber and the tree is passynge hyghe. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. July 11 Great clymbers fall vnsoft. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. i. 23 Lowlynesse is young Ambitions Ladder, Whereto the Climber vpward turnes his Face. View more context for this quotation 1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 23 Hastie climbers have sudden falls. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 192. ⁋6 Outshone by those whom we considered as climbers upon our ruins. 1833 Knickerbocker 1 179 But with all her meanness as a climber what a glorious leader of fashion she'd make. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §3. 27 There are times when a climber has to make up his mind for very unpleasant possibilities. 1911 H. S. Harrison Queed xxiv. 301 He was of the climber type, a self-made man in the earlier and less inspiring stages of the making. 1924 G. B. Shaw St. Joan v. 56 Do ambitious politicians love the climbers who take the front seats from them? 2. Botany. A plant which climbs or creeps upwards by attaching itself to some support; also as the name of several climbing plants, as Great Wild Climber ( Clematis Vitalba in Ray's Catalogue 1670), Sportsman's Climber ( Cissus venatorum). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [noun] > creeping, climbing, or spiring > creeping or climbing plant wind1538 clamberer1597 creeper1626 winder1626 climber1640 convolvula1675 vine1708 runner1731 parasite1813 groundling1822 twiner1830 scrambler1902 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 380 Clematis Cruciata Alpina... This Crossewort Climer hath..more square branches, than any of the other Climers. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 86/1 Climers are such Trees that cannot support themselves but have a Pole. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 175 The intricacy of briars and climbers. 1884 Gardening Illustr. 8 Nov. 425/1 The common Hop is one of the best of garden climbers. 3. Ornithology in plural. An order of birds (Latin Scansores), characterized by their climbing habits, and commonly having feet with two toes before and two behind. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > that climb climber1828 Scansores1835 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 172 Climbers are those [birds] the structure of whose feet is calculated for motion on an inclined or vertical surface. 1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §335 The climbers, such as Parroquets, Toucans, Woodpeckers, &c. 1856 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Birds II. (ed. 3) 138 The third division of the Insessores, or Perching Birds, are the Scansores, or climbers..which most of them have their toes arranged in pairs, or two opposed to two. 4. technical. A spurred boot for climbing (see quot. 1874); also in Locomotive Engines, a driving wheel specially fitted with cogs, pincers, or the like, for work on gradients. ΚΠ 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Climber, a boot provided with spurs, by which a person is enabled to climb telegraph-poles to make repairs or additions to the wires or insulators. 5. A cat-burglar. Thieves' slang. (Cf. climb n. 3.) ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > cat-burglar dancer1864 portico thief1870 porch climber1883 second-story man1886 climber1900 cat burglar1907 1900 ‘J. Flynt’ & ‘F. Walton’ Powers that Prey 64 An' I say that we hunt up a good sneak an' climber. 1960 Observer 25 Dec. 7/6 Climbers were much commoner than creeps. ‘At the climb’ was the modern expression... They would still go up by the soil pipe because that was the solidest. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † climberv. Etymology: derivative of climb v., or assimilation of clamber v.² thereto: see clamber v.² Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > climb climba1000 clavera1250 clive1340 styc1380 speel1513 ramp1523 scalea1547 climber1573 stem1577 upclimb1845 grimp1893 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 43^v Beware how ye climber, for breaking your neck. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xix. v. 128 Seventie Persians..at midnight climbered one by one up to the third storie or loft of the above said tower. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1423v.1573
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climbern.

† climberv.