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CRAWLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
Synonyms:
angleworm; crawler; dew worm; earthworm; fishing worm; fishworm; nightcrawler; nightwalker; red worm; wiggler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crawler" is a kind of...):
oligochaete; oligochaete worm (hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body)
Holonyms ("crawler" is a member of...):
class Oligochaeta; Oligochaeta (earthworms)
Derivation:
crawl (move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who crawls or creeps along the ground
Synonyms:
crawler; creeper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crawler" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
crawl (move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Synonyms:
ass-kisser; crawler; lackey; sycophant; toady
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("crawler" is a kind of...):
adulator; flatterer (a person who uses flattery)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crawler"):
apple polisher; bootlicker; fawner; groveler; groveller; truckler (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)
goody-goody (a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior)
Derivation:
crawl (show submission or fear)
