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crawler

[ˈkrɔːlər]
nounmasculinepl: crawlers
rastejador, rastreador
1. A person or animal that crawls or moves on hands and knees
The baby is a crawler now that he's learning to move around.
O bebê é um rastejador agora que está aprendendo a se mover.
2. A heavy tracked vehicle used for moving across rough terrain
The construction site used a crawler to move equipment over the muddy ground.
O canteiro de obras usou um rastreador para mover equipamentos sobre o terreno lamacento.
3. A web crawler; a software program that automatically browses the internet to index web pages
Search engines use crawlers to discover and index new web content.
Os mecanismos de busca usam rastreadores para descobrir e indexar novos conteúdos da web.
4. A small creature that crawls, such as an insect
A crawler emerged from under the rock.
Uma criatura rastejadora emergiu de sob a rocha.
Synonyms
creeperspiderbottracked vehicle

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rastejador, rastreador
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
rastreador
Preferred in technical and business contexts
Portugal
rastejador, rastreador
Similar usage to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

speed crawler - very slow vehicle or person
web crawler - internet search bot
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