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crawler

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: crawler

1
n
a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
2
n
terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
3
n
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: crawler
1

n a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

Synonyms:
creeper
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being
2

n 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, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler
Type of:
oligochaete, oligochaete worm
hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
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n a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

Synonyms:
ass-kisser, lackey, sycophant, toady
Types:
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
Type of:
adulator, flatterer
a person who uses flattery
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