Adventurer
//ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ// noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who enjoys adventures.
"European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River."
- 2 a person who enjoys taking risks wordnet
- 3 A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
- 4 someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) wordnet
- 5 A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
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- 6 A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
- 7 A player of adventure games or text adventures.
"Meanwhile, the ranks of adventurers grow, be they manic puzzle-solvers or people like me, who like to look under the Robners' beds just for the hell of it."
Example
More examples"What sort of adventurer doesn't have a talking backpack like Dora?"
Etymology
From adventure + -er.
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