crawler

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : une personne qui se comporte de manière servile ou flatteuse pour obtenir un avantage ; une personne ou une créature qui se déplace lentement à quatre pattes ou près du sol ; ou un ver de terre qui creuse dans le sol et est souvent utilisé comme appât de pêche.

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.

   Sycophante, flatteur servile

   • 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.

   Synonymesapple polisherbootlickerfawnergrovelerlackeysycophanttoadytruckleryes-man

   Antonymesequalindependentmastersuperior

2. Person who crawlsB1formal

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

   Personne qui rampe

   • 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.

   Synonymescreeper

3. EarthwormB2informal

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

   ver de terre

   • 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.

   Synonymesanglewormearthwormfishwormnightcrawler