A person or animal that climbs or scrambles awkwardly, especially one that uses hands and feet to move over difficult terrain.
Agent noun formed from 'clamber' with the '-er' suffix, meaning 'one who clambers.' This standard English word-formation pattern creates nouns denoting people or animals who perform the action of the base verb.
Clamberers appear throughout nature literature—children clambering over rocks, monkeys as active clamberers of trees. The word distinguishes the scrambling effort from smooth climbing, which is why it's perfect for describing young kids exploring rocky terrain.
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