spiderman
Britishnoun
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a person who erects the steel structure of a building
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another name for a steeplejack
Example Sentences
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At the end of a gravel road, a few children played outdoors, rosy-cheeked in the bitter cold, one wearing a Spiderman woolly hat.
From Barron's
Alain Robert, a Frenchman who called himself "Spiderman", made it to the top of Taipei 101 - at the time the world's tallest building - in four hours.
From BBC
In 2004, Alain Robert, dubbed "the French Spiderman," was the first to take on the challenge, but used safety ropes because of the rainy conditions.
From Barron's
In 2004, France's Alain Robert, who called himself Spiderman, climbed it in four hours using a safety belt and rope.
From BBC
As her five-year-long journey in Oz comes to a close, Brooks is working on “Spiderman: Beyond the Spider-Verse,” her first animated feature, which will come out in 2027 and scouting locations for a Colman Domingo project about the love affair between Kim Novak and Sammy Davis Jr.
From Los Angeles Times
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