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crawler

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Noun

  1. A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk.
  2. A crawl swimmer.
  3. A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
  4. A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as links between web pages.
  5. A mobile stage in the development of stationary hemipteran insects such as scale insects—generally the first instar.
  6. A cab that is driven slowly along while its driver looks out for a fare.
  7. Synonym of crawler crane.
  8. A person who is abused, physically or verbally, and returns to the abuser a supplicant.
  9. A sycophant.

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