crawler

/ˈkrɔlər/

/ˈkrɔlə/

Other forms: crawlers

Definitions of crawler

1. noun

   a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
   synonyms: creeper

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being
2. noun

   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
3. noun

   a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
   synonyms: 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