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BNC: 21909 COCA: 24328

creeper

creeper /ˈkriːpɚ/ noun
plural creepers
creeper
/ˈkriːpɚ/
noun
plural creepers
Learner's definition of CREEPER
[count]
: a plant that grows along the ground or up surfaces (such as trees or walls)蔓生植物;攀缘植物
BNC: 21909 COCA: 24328

creeper

noun

creep·​er ˈkrē-pər How to pronounce creeper (audio)
1
: one that creeps: such as
a
: a creeping plant
b
: a bird (as of the family Certhiidae) that creeps about on trees or bushes searching for insects
c
: a creeping insect or reptile
2
: any of various devices used for creeping: such as
a
: a fixture with iron points worn on the shoe to prevent slipping
b
: a low wheeled platform for supporting the body when working under an automobile
3
: a usually one-piece garment for a child at the crawling age

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This four-pack of soft plush toys comes with a creeper, yellow ocelot, bat, and skeleton—all characters of the passive and hostile mobs that populate the game. Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2022 Trumpet creeper has attractive tubular orange blooms and is drought-tolerant and pest-free. Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 1 July 2022 But that still is an ongoing effort, Wright said, and park folks have cleared an additional 30 acres of creeper and honeysuckle since then. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2022 Against Ohio State, Ojabo had to replace a blitzing inside linebacker in zone coverage on one creeper look. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 2 Feb. 2022 Really, though, the guy was apparently a manipulative creeper who is accused of abusing and harassing players. John Canzano, oregonlive, 4 Oct. 2021 Birds like the Kauai akialoa, the Maui akepa, and the Molokai creeper which were unique to their locations. Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2021 Some of the other species proposed for delisting include Bachman's warbler, the flat pigtoe freshwater mussel and a Hawaiian bird known as the Molokai creeper. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2021 Other birds from Hawaii listed as extinct are the Kauai nukupuu, the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, the large Kauai thrush, the Maui ākepa, the Maui nukupuʻu, the Molokai creeper and the po`ouli. Allison Prang, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of creeper was before the 12th century
BNC: 21909 COCA: 24328

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