climber

[ klahy-mer ]

/ ˈklaɪ mər /

a person or thing that climbs.

a climbing plant.

a device to assist in climbing, as a climbing iron.

Origin of climber

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at climb, -er¹

Gripping a stone the size of a grapefruit, he strode toward Ueli Steck, a Swiss climber who had offended him.

Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling |Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman |March 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And besides, the climber who goes over is always more exciting than the walker who goes around.

Letter to a Young Critic: William Giraldi Defends True Criticism |William Giraldi |September 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
When the climber and surfer became a father, his culinary skills were a notch above “pasta boiler.”

Father’s Day 2012 Gift Ideas: 13 Best Books for Dad |The Daily Beast |June 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It is more highly cultivated and more civilised than a climber with a proper sense of his calling could possibly approve of.

Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II |W. P. Haskett Smith

Then great Blacksnake, “The Climber,” offered to go for fire.

Myths and Legends of the Great Plains |Unknown
The goat is a climber and affects the heights, while the sheep also prefers short grass to the richer pastures suited to kine.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4 |Various
The climber stretched forth a long arm and wrenched away this cylinder.

Jewels of Gwahlur |Robert E. Howard
The sun sinks while the climber walks round his mountain, looking for the best way up.

An Edinburgh Eleven |J. M. Barrie

climber

/ (ˈklaɪmə) /

a person or thing that climbs

a plant that lacks rigidity and grows upwards by twining, scrambling, or clinging with tendrils and suckers

mainly British short for social climber