1. a portable ladder with flat steps and a hinged frame

Examples

• She used a stepladder to reach the top shelf.
• The painter carried his stepladder from room to room.
• We need a stepladder to change the light bulb.
• He folded the stepladder and stored it in the garage.
• The stepladder has four steps and is very stable.
• She climbed the stepladder carefully to hang the picture.