Adventurer

//ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a person who enjoys taking risks wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
  4. 4
    someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) wordnet
  5. 5
    A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
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  1. 6
    A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
  2. 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."

Etymology

From adventure + -er.

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