Explorator

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of explorer. dated
  2. 2
    Synonym of scout /spy. obsolete

    "Thus did the explorators of the land of Canaan terrifie the Iewes: thus did Caleb and Ioſhua comfort their bretheren."

Example

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"Thus did the explorators of the land of Canaan terrifie the Iewes: thus did Caleb and Ioſhua comfort their bretheren."

Etymology

From Middle English exploratour (“scout or spy”), from Middle French explorateur and its etymon Latin explōrātor.

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