crawler

Definitions


[ˈkrɔːlə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thing that crawls or moves at a slow pace, especially an insect
(e.g: the light bulb was a magnet for moths and many-legged crawlers)

- a program that systematically browses the World Wide Web in order to create an index of data

- a person who behaves obsequiously in the hope of gaining favour
(e.g: her pleading tone surprised herself, she was no crawler)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries