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n. - Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; A person who creeps along the ground; A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.

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  • The behavior of the everest crawler is regrettable.
  • The smart crawler is to be free software under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
  • The crawler was a low, squat vehicle, running on twin duralloy treads.
  • I used to play Stonekeep (a DOS based dungeon crawler, which is now on GOG. com).
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