escalader
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es·ca·lade
(ĕs′kə-lād′, -läd′)n.
The act of scaling a fortified wall or rampart.
[French, from Italian scalata, ultimately from Latin scālae, ladder; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]
es′ca·lade′ v.
es′ca·lad′er n.
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Noun 1. escalader - someone who gains access by the use of ladders
climber - someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"
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