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Synonyms for spider

  • noun

Most common

bridge carrier scorpion wanderer crawler

All synonyms

Noun

1. Cop — any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey

attercop UK, cop dated

Other

scorpion, crawler, wanderer, bridge, carrier, tarantula dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

Related words

Word family
spideresque spideret spiderish spiderlet spiderling spiderly spiderphobia spider-webby
Phrases
camel spider cellar spider daddy long-legs spider assassin spider comb-footed spider harvest spider money spider recluse spider
Is a kind of
arachnid arthropod bug invertebrate animal

Forms

Plural
spiders → attercops, cops, scorpions, crawlers…

Example sentences

  • bridge This is longer than any other bridge in the world.
  • carrier Impure drinking water can be a carrier of diseases.
  • scorpion I saw my uncle kill a scorpion with his bare hand.
  • wanderer I am just a wanderer, seeking purity of the soul.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
spiderrising
bridgesteady
carrierfalling
scorpionrising
wandererrising
crawlerfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cop1
6 letters
bridge1
7 letters
carrier3, crawler2
8 letters
scorpion3, wanderer3, attercop
9 letters
tarantula4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carrier3 = 3 syllables).

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araignée
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ragno
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araña
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