The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crippler \Crip"pler\ (-pl?r), n.
A wooden tool used in graining leather.
--Knight.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A person who, or thing which cripples 2 A corrugated board used to grain leather
Wikipedia
Crippler is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Crippler is a mercenary who was once a member of HYDRA, but later quit to become a vigilante and later member of Silver Sable's Wild Pack.
Usage examples of "crippler".
He was primed for that trip to the edge of hell, eager to give the Crippler the kind of baptism of fire that Charles couldn't afford for it to have.
One of the mission's standing orders was that no one was to get a good look at the Crippler in actionor, at least, not to get that look and survive to tell the storyuntil Charles decided they were ready to take on all comers, Manty warships included.
Dominick could head toward Fearless, picking off the merchantmen with the Crippler as he passed.
That's impossible, of coursethat last Crippler blast caught them dead center, and we saw the wedge collapse.
Even Sandler's own report had conceded it would have taken a miracle for Manticore to have kept up the deception long enough for Haven to commit any serious resources to the Crippler project.
One of the mission's standing orders was that no one was to get a good look at the Crippler in action—or, at least, not to get that look and survive to tell the story—until Charles decided they were ready to take on all comers, Manty warships included.
That's impossible, of course—that last Crippler blast caught them dead center, and we saw the wedge collapse.
Badger gave us in the drawing-room a biographical sketch of the life and services of Captain Swosser before his marriage and a more minute account of him dating from the time when he fell in love with her at a ball on board the Crippler, given to the officers of that ship when she lay in Plymouth Harbour.
Badger gave us, in the drawing-room, a Biographical sketch of the life and services of Captain Swosser before his marriage, and a more minute account of him dating from the time when he fell in love with her, at a ball on board the Crippler, given to the officers of that ship when she lay in Plymouth harbor.
Now, Evening Primrose Oil from the yellow flower has a number of recognized medical uses, such as being the only substance known to help sufferers of Laurent's Syndrome, that terrible crippler of the 21st century.