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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Kletterer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈklɛtɐʁɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Climber/ˈklaɪ.mər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Kletterer erreichte den Gipfel nach einer herausfordernden Besteigung."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who climbs, especially as a sport or for recreation.

    "The climber reached the summit after a challenging ascent."
  2. 2

    A plant that grows upward by climbing on a support.

    "The climber covered the trellis with beautiful flowers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English verb 'climen', originating from Old English 'climban', meaning to climb or go up by gripping with hands and feet. The agent suffix '-er' was added to denote a person who performs the action, evolving over centuries into its modern usage for mountaineers and plant species alike.

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