crawler

noun
UK: /ˈkrɔː.lər/
US: /ˈkrɑː.lɚ/

  1. A person or animal that moves slowly on their hands and knees or by dragging their body along the ground.

    1. The baby is a crawler now, moving all over the house.
    2. That new device is perfect for assisting a crawler with mobility challenges.

  2. A computer program that automatically searches the internet to collect information.

    1. The search engine uses a crawler to find new web pages.
    2. Our cybersecurity team detected a malicious crawler attempting to infiltrate the database.

Synonyms

spider bot
crawler intransitive-verb

  1. To move on your hands and knees or by dragging your body along the ground.

    1. The child likes to crawler around on the carpet.
    2. Soldiers had to crawler through the muddy tunnel to reach the objective.

  2. To move very slowly.

    1. Traffic crawler along the highway due to the accident.
    2. After the storm, recovery efforts crawler forward, facing immense obstacles.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "crawler" in English means: A person or animal that moves slowly on their hands and knees or by dragging their body along the ground., A computer program that automatically searches the internet to collect information..

The phonetic transcription of "crawler" is /ˈkrɔː.lər/ in British English and /ˈkrɑː.lɚ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "crawler": spider, bot.

Example usage of "crawler": "The baby is a crawler now, moving all over the house.". More examples on the page.