crawler
/kɹˈɔlɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.81 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
noun
A mobile stage in the development of stationary hemipteran insects such as scale insects—generally the first instar.
noun
A cab that is driven slowly along while its driver looks out for a fare.
British usage; Obsolete; Slang
noun
Synonym of crawler crane.
noun
A person who is abused, physically or verbally, and returns to the abuser a supplicant.
Australian usage; Obsolete
Example Sentences
- "Crawler-based search engines have three major elements. The first is the spider, also called the crawler, which visits a web page, reads it, and then follows links to other pages within the site."
- "These serve as an algorithmic way to judge the “mobileness” of a site, and similar algorithms are likely to be used by the search crawlers."
- "MATERIALS required: Two hanks of crepe or plain silk (this amount makes sleeves, also directions for which are given, though the crawler in the photograph is sleeveless); […]"
- "INFANTS’ CRAWLER-AND-SHIRT SETS. […] Crawlers have lined bibs accented with white piping."
- "T-shirts, stickers, and baby crawlers are available with the Liquid Medication logo: a martini glass. What a nice thing for a baby to wear; a crawler with an alcoholic drink on it."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
- Obsolete
- Slang
- Australian usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Computing.