tree creeper

Questions about tree creeper

What does tree creeper mean?

tree creeper means "any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for tree creeper?

Close synonyms include creeper, woodhewer, woodcreeper, wood-creeper. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tree creeper a common word?

tree creeper is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.