stair–climber

noun stair–climb·er \ˈster-ˈklī-mər\

: an exercise machine on which you make a continuous series of upward steps like someone who is climbing stairs

Full Definition of STAIR-CLIMBER

: an exercise apparatus that simulates the act of climbing stairs

— stair–climb·ing \-miŋ\ noun

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1986

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