Someone who will do whatever it takes to reach what they consider to be the "top" of the social scale, often disregarding other friends to make new friends. However, when the new friends disappoint and they go back to the old friends they find that they are left with no friends.
Person 1: Wasn't Jenn supposed to hang out with you today?
Person 2: Yeah, but she went to go hang out with Jeff and his friends.
Person 1: She just flaked on your plans?
Person 2: Yeah. Since meeting Jeff, she got to meet Scott, Bob, and Angie's group.
Person 1: What a climber.
Person 2: Word. That bitch needs to check herself.
by MKdizzzle November 04, 2009
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A person who participates in the sport of Rock Climbing, mountaineering, ice climbing, bouldering or tree climbing.
These people are nearly always friendly, care for the environment and may exhibit certain traits such as being thrifty (not eating to afford gear), homeless (living in a tent at the base of a cliff for months). Not to be confused with gym rats, people who only climb in gyms.
Skippy (To his Mom):"Whoa, look mommy, that person is on that cliff!"
Mom:"Thats not a person Skippy, thats a climber."
Skippy:"wow. when I grow up, I wanna be a climber too!"
Mom:"You can't, its too dangerous
Skippy:"But I am dangerous..."
Mom:"No your not, your just obsessed with Jazz."
by SWCB September 20, 2006
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A widow or widower that is so upset about the death of the spouse that they attempt to climb into the coffin with the body.
"Keep an eye on the widow, she looks like a climber"
by PhlebotomyGirl March 30, 2006
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A short person that likes to date tall people.
"I like tall ladies taller than me because I have a great view of their rack."

"Oh, you're such a climber."
by Green Girl Giant August 20, 2012
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A person who does precision guess work based on unreliable data solving problems you didn't know you had. Normally very strong for there size and most have a bad temper so best not to mess with unless you are a tree climber
Also see logger and ground worker
Do you like your job?
I am a tree climber!
by Lyle86 January 04, 2017
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A climber who is able to look at himself in the mirror and be reasonably okay with the unbathed figure staring back at him.
I've been doing a lot less drugs since I became a trad climber.
by psyched will April 02, 2011
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Someone who attempts to climb social classes, usually in regard to popularity, in order to seem cooler and/or more popular themselves. These people will go to any extent to make it to the top, even destroy former friendships.
Person 1: Did you see the invite list to Jimmy's party?

Person 2: Yeah I did, it was so random, it looked like a strange group.

Person 1: Yeah well he invited Chuck and his group.

Person 2: Really? What a social climber. I heard he uninvited Brendan though. Said he was 'too awkward'.

Person 1: That's so dumb, I can't believe that he would do that, talk about throwing your 'friends' under the bus.
by Big Trungus 2000 June 10, 2019
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