"spiderman" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-spiderman.ogg [Australia] Forms: spidermen [plural]
Etymology: From spider + man; in reference to Spider-Man, a superhero who can climb walls. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spider|man}} spider + man Head templates: {{en-noun|spidermen}} spiderman (plural spidermen)
  1. (informal) A steeplejack. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-spiderman-en-noun-AZWS92wG
  2. (slang) A free climber. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-spiderman-en-noun-bk5TiSWR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73

Inflected forms

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