spiderman
n. countablen. a person who climbs high buildings or structures without using safety equipment. It is a casual name for someone who acts like the famous comic book hero.
n. a person who scales the exterior of tall buildings or structures, typically without authorization or safety harnesses. Often used as a nickname or descriptive label for urban climbers.
The local spiderman climbed the skyscraper in under an hour.
Police arrested the self-styled spiderman after he reached the roof of the city's tallest hotel.
While some view the urban spiderman as a reckless thrill-seeker, others admire the physical discipline required to navigate sheer glass facades without any mechanical assistance.
Often used as a common noun in news reports to describe urban climbers; when referring to the fictional character, it is a proper noun and must be capitalized.
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