Creep'er, n.

n. 1. One who creeps; any creeping thing. 2. A plant which grows, as does a vine, clinging to the ground or other means of support. His mind [Boswell's] resembled those creepers which the botanists call parasites. Macaulay.

3. (Ornith.) A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens: the brown or common creeper is C. familiaris.
4. A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe to prevent one from slipping.
5. A small, low iron in a grate between the andirons. Halliwell.
6. (pl.) An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dragging at the bottom of a well, or any other body of water, and bringing up what may lie there.
7. (pl.) (Arch.) Leaves or clusters of foliage used in Gothic edifices to ornament the angles of spires, pinnacles, and other parts; crochets.