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===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
From {{suffix|crawl|er|gloss1=act in a servile manner|gloss2=suffix forming agent noun}}.
{{-er|crawl}}

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From the Australian [[convict]] [[period]] (1788-1850); a [[prisoner]] who was purposely and extensively abused by an [[overseer]] (also a convict) and thereby driven to escape but finding it impossible to survive in the Australian bush, surrender to this overseer who would then have his [[penal]] term reduced. The particular [[crawler]] was picked for his weak personality and might escape and return a number of times increasing his own penal term each time. According to James Tucker, some convict overseers had their sentences extensively reduced using this [[odious]] practice. Source-James Tucker's 1845 novel [http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301291.txt Ralph Rashleigh].


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Used in Australia in the [[convict]] [[period]] (1788-1850) to describe a [[prisoner]] who was purposely and extensively abused by an [[overseer]] (also a convict ) and thereby driven to escape but finding it impossible to survive in the Australian bush, surrender to this overseer who would then have his [[penal]] term reduced.The particular [[crawler]] was picked for his weak personality and might escape and return a number of times increasing his own penal term each time.According to James Tucker,some convict overseers had their sentences extensively reduced using this [[odious]] practice.Source-James Tucker's novel Ralph Rashleigh 1845.
===Noun===
===Noun===
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# {{Australia}} A person who is [[abused]], [[physically]] or [[verbally]], and returns to the abuser a [[supplicant]].
# {{Australia|obsolete}} A person who is [[abused]], [[physically]] or [[verbally]], and returns to the abuser a [[supplicant]].
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# {{Australia|slang}} A [[sycophant]].


===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
From "to [[crawl]]" — to move slowly, by dragging the body along the ground.
From {{suffix|crawl|er|gloss1=move slowly, by dragging the body along the ground|gloss2=suffix forming agent noun}}.
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{{wikipedia|crawler|crawler (tractor)}}
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[[File:CatD9T.jpg|thumb|Caterpillar D9 crawler tractor.]]


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
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[[File:CatD9T.jpg|thumb|Caterpillar D9 crawler tractor.]]{{en-noun}}

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{{wikipedia|crawler|crawler (tractor)}}
# A [[child]] who is able to [[creep]] using his hands and knees but is not able to walk.
# A [[child]] who is able to [[creep]] using his hands and knees but is not able to walk.
# {{sport}} A [[crawl]] swimmer.
# {{sport}} A [[crawl]] swimmer.
# A [[tractor]] crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses [[caterpillar track]]s instead of [[wheel]]s to achieve superior [[floatation]] and [[traction]]. Crawlers are more expensive in [[maintenance]] and harder to operate than wheel tractors, but are often critical for working on soft [[soil]]s, transporting great weights, and especially for [[bulldoze|bulldozing]].
# A [[tractor]] crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses [[caterpillar track]]s instead of [[wheel]]s.
# A software [[bot]] that autonomously follows connected paths such as webpage links.
# A software [[bot]] that autonomously follows connected paths such as webpage links.
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# {{Australia|slang}} A [[sycophant]]


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====

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English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the Australian convict period (1788-1850); a prisoner who was purposely and extensively abused by an overseer (also a convict) and thereby driven to escape but finding it impossible to survive in the Australian bush, surrender to this overseer who would then have his penal term reduced. The particular crawler was picked for his weak personality and might escape and return a number of times increasing his own penal term each time. According to James Tucker, some convict overseers had their sentences extensively reduced using this odious practice. Source-James Tucker's 1845 novel Ralph Rashleigh.

Noun

crawler (plural crawlers)

  1. Template:Australia A person who is abused, physically or verbally, and returns to the abuser a supplicant.
  2. Template:Australia A sycophant.

Etymology 2

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Caterpillar D9 crawler tractor.

Noun

crawler (plural crawlers)

  1. A child who is able to creep using his hands and knees but is not able to walk.
  2. Template:sport A crawl swimmer.
  3. A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
  4. A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as webpage links.

Derived terms

Translations

sycophant — see sycophant
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