crawler

• Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: eine Person, die sich unterwürfig verhält, um Vorteile zu erlangen; eine Person oder ein Wesen, die/das sich langsam auf Händen und Knien oder dicht am Boden fortbewegt; oder eine Art Regenwurm, der im Boden gräbt und oft als Angelköder verwendet wird.

A noun with multiple meanings: a person who acts obsequiously to gain advantage; a person or creature that moves slowly on hands and knees or close to the ground; or a type of earthworm that burrows in soil and is often used as fishing bait.

1. SycophantC1formal

   A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important in order to gain advantage.

   Speichellecker

   • The office crawler always agrees with the boss to get a promotion.
   • He's nothing but a crawler, flattering the manager for favors.
   • She saw through his act and knew he was just a crawler.

   Synonymeapple polisherbootlickerfawnergrovelerlackeysycophanttoadytruckleryes-man

   Antonymeequalindependentmastersuperior

2. Person who crawlsB1formal

   A person who moves on hands and knees or close to the ground.

   Kriecher

   • The baby is a fast crawler now.
   • In the dark tunnel, they were forced to be crawlers.
   • The injured soldier was a slow crawler across the field.

   Synonymecreeper

3. EarthwormB2informal

   A terrestrial worm that burrows in soil, often used as fishing bait.

   Regenwurm

   • He dug up some crawlers for his fishing trip.
   • The robin pulled a fat crawler from the ground.
   • After the rain, crawlers were all over the sidewalk.

   Synonymeanglewormearthwormfishwormnightcrawler