Spider-Man
Spider-Man noun: a hero and/or an adept climber, especially one whose identity is secret and who succeeds despite long odds.
Noun (1)
Spider-Man (plural Spider-Mans)
- A hero and/or an adept climber, especially one whose identity is secret and who succeeds despite long odds.
- Jyoti Raj (aka the Spiderman of Karnataka) climbing a wall2023 May 15, andreba, “Jyoti Raj (aka the Spiderman of Karnataka) climbing a wall”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026
- "The Spiderman of Denver' was brought down from his attic hiding-place and charged with murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Philip Peters.1991, Robin Odell, J. H. H. Gaute, The New Murderers' Who's who, Dorset Press, page 89
Noun (2) capitalized: Spider-man
Spider-man (plural Spider-men)
- Nonstandard form of Spider-Man.
Forms of Spider-Man
| plural | Spider-Mans |
|---|---|
| plural | Spider-men |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | Spider Man |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | Spider-man |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | Spiderman |
Origin of Spider-Man
After the comic book and movie character Spider-Man.
Phrases with Spider-Man
Questions about Spider-Man
- What does Spider-Man mean?
- Spider-Man means a hero and/or an adept climber, especially one whose identity is secret and who succeeds despite long odds.
- What part of speech is Spider-Man?
- Spider-Man is a noun.
- What is the plural of Spider-Man?
- The plural of Spider-Man is Spider-Mans.
Words near Spider-Man in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Spider-Man (page history and authors); Spider-man (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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