Definition of Cragsman

1. Noun. A climber of vertical rock faces.

Exact synonyms: Rock Climber
Generic synonyms: Climber

Definition of Cragsman

1. n. One accustomed to climb rocks or crags; esp., one who makes a business of climbing the cliffs overhanging the sea to get the eggs of sea birds or the birds themselves.

Definition of Cragsman

1. Noun. A climber of crags or other vertical rocks. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cragsman

1. one who climbs crags [n CRAGSMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cragsman

craftworks
crafty
crag
cragfast
cragged
craggedness
cragger
craggers
craggier
craggiest
craggily
cragginess
cragginesses
craggy
crags
cragsman (current term)
cragsmen
craic
craig
craigs
craigslist
craigslisted
craigslisting
craigslists
craik
craisin
craisins
crake
crakeberries
crakeberry

Literary usage of Cragsman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Shetland: Descriptive and Historical; and Topographical Description of that by Robert Cowie (1879)
"The daring cragsman descended to the scene of plunder by the aid of ropes. If the distance of the breeding-place from the top of the cliff was moderate, ..."

2. London Society edited by James Hogg, Florence Marryat (1884)
"A sturdy cragsman fastens a rope of hair, bound with sheepskin, ... The English party follow with eager eye the cragsman's dramatic but daily exploit. ..."

3. Shetland: Descriptive and Historical; and Topographical Description of that by Robert Cowie (1879)
"The daring cragsman descended to the scene of plunder by the aid of ropes. If the distance of the breeding-place from the top of the cliff was moderate, ..."

4. London Society edited by James Hogg, Florence Marryat (1884)
"A sturdy cragsman fastens a rope of hair, bound with sheepskin, ... The English party follow with eager eye the cragsman's dramatic but daily exploit. ..."

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