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   crawler

   /ˈkrɔːlə/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that crawls or moves at a slow pace, especially an insect: "the light bulb was a magnet for moths and many-legged crawlers"
   • ▪ a tractor or other vehicle moving on an endless caterpillar track: "the crawlers move space shuttles to the launch pads"
   • 2. a program that systematically browses the World Wide Web in order to create an index of data.
   • 3. a person who behaves obsequiously in the hope of gaining favour: informal British "her pleading tone surprised herself, she was no crawler"

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • W

     4

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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