explorer
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2.8
- noun
- /ɪkˈsplɔːrər/
:
explorador
- I am James Cousteau, explorer of the deep.
- early explorers
- Portuguese explorers
- Spanish explorers
So they came there as explorers or settlers.
- So they came there as explorers or settlers.
- And I happen to know this very famous explorer, his name is Victor Viscovo.
- It was a slow revelation to me, a wanderer and explorer, that real life is not somewhere else.
- And I wish we could find the way that the explorers can share.
- We are both active explorers and this is our dream venue.
Examples
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The expedition leader is Baron Edward von Toll, a renowned Russian explorer and geologist.
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"Is the opening to the surface far from there?" the explorer asked suspiciously.
Fiction book (1992) -
"We already have," she said, taking stock of the explorer with obvious concern.
Fiction book (1992) -
You see, I've been an explorer my whole life.
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We are both active explorers and this is our dream venue.
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My parents were explorers who couldn't rest until they had seen everything.
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Histories of countries cover explorers who set out to find new lands.
Academic text (2008) -
What is indisputable is that women now travel to Antarctica as explorers, scientists, and tourists.
Academic text (2008) -
It comes from the British Hungarian explorer, archaeologist Mark Orostein.
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The famous explorer traveled through the Amazon rainforest to document new species.
Synonyms
84
3.1
A person sent ahead to explore and find safe routes or dangers
50
4.2
A person who likes taking risks and exploring unknown places
12
6.8
A person who finds a safe way through unknown or difficult land
8
3.5
A person who finds something new for the first time
A person who explores an area to find information, often for military or safety reasons
Compounds
How Adventurous
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6.8
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4.4
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4.2
131
2.8
- US
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1.0
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Explorer comes from the Latin word explorare, made of ex- 'out' and plorare 'to search or call out', which gives the picture of someone who goes out to find things and tell others about them.