1.a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
2.someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
3.someone who ascends on foot;
a solitary mounter of the staircase
4.someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains;
the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes
5.an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing