A person who or (occasionally) an animal which climbs rocks; esp. a person who does so as a sport or pastime.

Scottish (Orkney). A skilled rock climber, esp. one who catches young birds on rock faces. Now historical.

One accustomed to, or skilled in, climbing crags.

A person (esp. a man) who climbs cliffs, esp. as a sport or pastime.

A person who engages in or is skilled at mountain climbing.

A person who climbs the Alps or other high mountains; an alpinist.

Mountaineering. A climber of high mountains, esp. in the Alps. Cf. alpinism, n.

A person who climbs cliffs, esp. as a sport or pastime.

one who glissades.

One who makes ascents.

A person who uses an alpenstock for climbing hills or mountains; a mountain-climber. Also figurative.

(a) see quot. 1869; (b) a contemptuous name for a climber.

spec. A hill-climber.

Mountaineering. The second climber of a team.

A person who attempts to climb as many Munro peaks as possible; = Munroist, n.

A climber who reaches or has reached the summit of a mountain.

Mountaineering. The middle climber of a team.

A mountaineer; an avid rock climber.

A person who climbs alone without using any artificial aids, ropes, or other safety equipment; a free solo climber.