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Meaning of "curb crawler" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CURB CRAWLER

curb crawler  [kɜːb ˈkrɔːlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURB CRAWLER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Curb crawler is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CURB CRAWLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

curb crawler

Kerb crawler

A kerb crawler is a person who drives around areas known for street prostitution soliciting prostitutes for sexual activity. The act is known as "kerb crawling" because the person will typically drive very slowly along the kerbside. Kerb crawlers are widely regarded as a public nuisance because they help keep street prostitutes in business in red-light districts and often solicit pedestrians who are not prostitutes for sex, and as a result, kerb-crawling is illegal in many jurisdictions. Sting operations in which undercover police wait for kerb crawlers to proposition them are a common method for tackling kerb crawling. Kerb crawling is illegal in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and India. Police may also collect licence-plate numbers of vehicles that appear to be kerb crawling and may contact their registered owners. In United Kingdom, kerb crawling was not an arrestable offense until 2001.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURB CRAWLER


aula
ˈɔːlə
baller
ˈbɔːlə
caller
ˈkɔːlə
crawler
ˈkrɔːlə
crawlers
ˈkrɔːlə
drawler
ˈdrɔːlə
enthraller
ɪnˈθrɔːlə
faller
ˈfɔːlə
footballer
ˈfʊtˌbɔːlə
hauler
ˈhɔːlə
installer
ɪnˈstɔːlə
kerb-crawler
kɜːb ˈkrɔːlə
lobola
lɔːˈbɔːlə
mandorla
mænˈdɔːlə
mauler
ˈmɔːlə
pubcrawler
ˈpʌbˌkrɔːlə
recaller
rɪˈkɔːlə
scrawler
ˈskrɔːlə
sprawler
ˈsprɔːlə
trawler
ˈtrɔːlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURB CRAWLER

curatorial
curatorship
curatory
curatrix
curb
curb bit
curb chain
curb crawling
curb market
curb reins
curb roof
curb service
curb weight
curbable
curber
curbing
curbless
curbside
curbstone
curbstone broker

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURB CRAWLER

batfowler
bawler
bowler
brawler
fast bowler
Fowler
growler
howler
jowler
mewler
opening bowler
owler
pace bowler
prowler
scowler
seam bowler
spin bowler
waterfowler
wildfowler
yowler

Synonyms and antonyms of curb crawler in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «curb crawler» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURB CRAWLER

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The translations of curb crawler from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «curb crawler» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

路边履带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crawler acera
570 millions of speakers

English

curb crawler
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंकुश लगाने के क्रॉलर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كبح الزاحف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Снаряженная гусеничный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rastreador freio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিট বিরতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dragueur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sedikit curb
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bordstein Crawler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

縁石クローラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연석 크롤러
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Curb bit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiềm chế thu thập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுப்படுத்து பிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंकुश बिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaldırım biti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

marciapiede crawler
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

własna robota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

споряджена гусеничний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bordură pe șenile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κράσπεδο ανίχνευσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bekamp kruiper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trottoarkant crawler
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortauskant crawler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curb crawler

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURB CRAWLER»

The term «curb crawler» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curb crawler

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURB CRAWLER»

Discover the use of curb crawler in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curb crawler and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sex for Sale: Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry
This does not in any way reflect the nature of the encounter between the prostitute and the curb crawler. The law and advice contained within the Home Office circular that accompanied the Act exhibit a flawed understanding of how curb ...
Ronald John Weitzer, 2000
2
Sex as Crime?
Is it a curb crawler who winds down his window and ask(s) for sexual services from a 12 year old child? Is this the same as a curb crawler who winds down his window and enters into an agreement with an adult to purchase services? ... we ...
Gayle Letherby, Kate Williams, Philip Birch, 2013
3
Unwanted: A Novel
Alex stared at him. “Are you joking?” Peder shook his head. “Christ almighty,” groaned Alex. “What kind of pervert are we dealing with here?” Peder was quick to supply the information. “Could he be a curb crawler?” Alex was brought up short.
Kristina Ohlsson, 2012
4
Liberal Lion: Jo Grimond: A Political Life
... so curing one evil by creating a worse one.64 It was inequitable in that the bill made no provision to deal with the 'male partner or the curb crawler'; and that, in contrast to the law in Scotland, prosecution could be secured upon the evidence  ...
Peter Barberis, 2005
5
Pick Your Own Strawberries
No curb crawler, he! But hand jobs only, usually. Frank's perennial claim was that he 'looked after' his aged mother, but sadly the converse had always been true. Nellie Eddowes was the overbear- ing sort and she still exercised enough ...
John Martin Somers, 2010
6
Identity, Performance and Technology: Practices of ...
... trafficked adults from Eastern Europe, women who work from flats, women who service curb-crawler routes to support crack additions, and women who work to support expensive frock and handbag habits – as Emmy put it, 'women who have  ...
Susan Broadhurst, Josephine Machon, 2012
7
The Mozart Conspiracy: A Novel
At first I thought it was photographers, or some kind of curb crawler. I was trying to ignore them, walking faster. Then the car swerved up onto the pavement in front of me, cut me off. I tried to go round the other way, but they got out and blocked ...
Scott Mariani, 2011
8
The Adventures of Isabel Bookbinder: A Collection: The ...
Is he the matching curb-crawler? “My saint of a hairdresser,” Katriona says. “He'll sort that mop out, Iz, don't you worry. And please treat yourself to a manicure with Belinda while you're there. Those awful bitten nails have to be sorted out ...
Holly McQueen, 2012
9
Sex Crime Monster?
Libel is something written about someone that is not true. Slander is something untrue and malicious said about someone. To slander someone then is to say untrue and malicious things about them. Defectives Curb Crawler and Boss' Trick , ...
Peter Cripps
10
The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack
Ada would never know that the curb-crawler tailing her was her sucker of a father, making sure that she turned up to get her brains sharpened instead of turning into some stunadz doper with her underage butt I, ROBOT, by Cory Doctorow ...
Gardner Dozois, Allen Steele, Cory Doctorow, 2012

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURB CRAWLER»

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Guardian ad offers snapshot into future of national newspapers
... millions on the back of his wholesome look and clean-cut image only to be later found to be a curb crawler. And not a very good one at that. «Media Week, Jan 13»
2
Exploring Space From Inside Out
Curb crawler? Curb hopper? “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? Photo. Ford C-Max, a Euro-style van. Credit Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times. «New York Times, Jan 11»
3
Cops take aim at 'curb crawlers' -- (add your comments)
"A curb crawler would become a client once they actually communicate (for) the purpose of engaging prostitution," said Sgt. Terry Rumford. «Sudbury Star, Jun 10»
4
Why Do Men Buy Sex?
So if not a dirty, seedy curb crawler, what does the typical guy who buys sex look like? This is the whole thing: There is no typicality. You don't get men of a ... «YourTango, Mar 09»

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