KARABINER Meaning of KARABINER in English [ ˌkarə'bi:nə ](also carabiner ) ■ noun a coupling link with a safety closure, used by rock climbers.Origin1930s: from Ger. Karabiner-haken 'spring hook'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004