tree creeper

noun

See under creeper(def 7).

Origin of tree creeper

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby tree creeper

trebuchet, trecento, tredecillion, tree, tree aster, tree creeper, tree cricket, tree diagram, tree ear, tree farm, tree fern

Definition for tree creeper (2 of 2)

creeper

[ kree-per ]

/ ˈkri pər /

noun

a person or thing that creeps.

Botany. a plant that grows upon or just beneath the surface of the ground, or upon any other surface, sending out rootlets from the stem, as ivy and couch grass.

Often creepers. a one-piece garment for an infant, the lower portion resembling briefs and having snaps or buttons across the crotch for convenience in diapering.

Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a spiked iron plate worn on the shoe to prevent slipping on ice, rock, etc.

Also called brothel creeper. Informal. a shoe with a thick, soft sole:She wore a miniskirt and creepers.

Also called cradle. Automotive. a flat framework on casters, on which a mechanic lies while working under an automobile or the like.

Ornithology. any of various birds that creep or climb about on trees, especially of the family Certhiidae, as Certhia americana (brown creeper or tree creeper), of the Northern Hemisphere.

a domestic fowl having malformed, short legs, due to a genetic defect.

a grappling device for dragging a river, lake, etc.

Also creep. Slang. a sneak thief.

Slang. a person who makes persistent sexual advances toward someone, or who cheats on a sexual partner.

Slang. creep(def 18).

Slang. a person who follows someone persistently or stealthily; a stalker.

Origin of creeper

before 1000; Middle English crepere, Old English crēopere. See creep, -er¹

Example sentences from the Web for tree creeper

The only member of this family common about our hill stations is the Himalayan tree-creeper (Certhia himalayana).

Birds of the Indian Hills |Douglas Dewar
Still, the brown patch on the wing of the Tree-Creeper is conspicuous as it flies.

An Australian Bird Book |John Albert Leach
This species displaces the Himalayan tree-creeper in the Eastern Himalayas.

Birds of the Indian Hills |Douglas Dewar
Another home-staying bird of the hedgerows, or rather of the hedgerow timber, is the tree-creeper.

The Naturalist on the Thames |C. J. Cornish

Another little bird which, during the winter, associates with the tit-mice, is the tree-creeper.

Birds in Flight |W. P. Pycraft

British Dictionary definitions for tree creeper (1 of 2)

tree creeper

noun

any small songbird of the family Certhiidae of the N hemisphere, having a brown-and-white plumage and slender downward-curving bill. They creep up trees to feed on insects

British Dictionary definitions for tree creeper (2 of 2)

creeper

/ (ˈkriːpə) /

noun

a person or animal that creeps

a plant, such as the ivy or periwinkle, that grows by creeping

Also called: tree creeper US and Canadian any small songbird of the family Certhiidae of the N hemisphere, having a brown-and-white plumage and slender downward-curving bill. They creep up trees to feed on insects

a hooked instrument for dragging deep water

Also called: cradle a flat board or framework mounted on casters, used to lie on when working under cars

Also called: daisy cutter cricket a bowled ball that keeps low or travels along the ground

either of a pair of low iron supports for logs in a hearth

informal a shoe with a soft sole

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