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Meaning
Noun
●
A
child
who
is able to
creep
using its
hands
and
knees
but is not able to walk.
●
In Sports:
A
crawl
swimmer.
●
A
tractor
crawler
, a
motorized
vehicle
that
uses
caterpillar tracks
instead of
wheels.
●
In Internet:
A
software
bot
that
autonomously
follows
connected
paths
such as
links
between
web
pages.
●
A
mobile
stage
in the development of
stationary
hemipteran
insects
such as
scale
insects
—generally the first instar.
●
In Australian English:
A person who is
abused
,
physically
or
verbally
, and
returns
to the
abuser
a supplicant.
●
In Australian English & British English:
A sycophant.
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Origin
crawler
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
crawl
English
crawlen
Middle English (1100-1500)
krafla
Old Norse
Sourced from
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Rhymes
Caller
Taller
Trawler
Crawler
Squaller
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