explorer
noun
ex·plor·er ik-ˈsplȯr-ər 
1
: one that explores
especially : a person who travels in search of geographical or scientific information
2
capitalized : a member of a coed scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America for young people ages 14 to 20 focusing on career awareness
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Colin O’Brady, athlete and explorer, argues the benefits of walking for 12 hours straight. 
Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 The film also features appearances from Prince Charles and fellow explorer Bear Grylls, among others. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022 Their styles include chemistry girl, future engineer, space explorer puzzles and more. Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2022 Corlys is a pirate-explorer-general-aristocrat, like if Blackbeard was also Francis Drake plus Lord Nelson times Odysseus. Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 The company went on to build the award-winning 164-foot explorer Exuma and 239-foot Grace E. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022 Torpedo tubes and other wreckage were found 1,200 feet below the sea by explorer Robert Ballard, the same man who found the wreckage of the Titanic. Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2022 Mario Vaden, a certified arborist and redwood explorer, has visited Hyperion many times over the years. Nicole Kagan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Deep-sea explorer Tommy Thompson developed new technology to locate and recover items from the S.S. Central America. Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 See More
Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 The film also features appearances from Prince Charles and fellow explorer Bear Grylls, among others. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022 Their styles include chemistry girl, future engineer, space explorer puzzles and more. Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2022 Corlys is a pirate-explorer-general-aristocrat, like if Blackbeard was also Francis Drake plus Lord Nelson times Odysseus. Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 The company went on to build the award-winning 164-foot explorer Exuma and 239-foot Grace E. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022 Torpedo tubes and other wreckage were found 1,200 feet below the sea by explorer Robert Ballard, the same man who found the wreckage of the Titanic. Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2022 Mario Vaden, a certified arborist and redwood explorer, has visited Hyperion many times over the years. Nicole Kagan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Deep-sea explorer Tommy Thompson developed new technology to locate and recover items from the S.S. Central America. Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
explorer
noun
ex·plor·er ik-ˈsplōr-ər, -ˈsplȯr-
: an instrument for exploring cavities especially in teeth : probe sense 1
explorer
noun
as in pioneer
someone who is the first to do something or be somewhere The deep-sea explorer set out to discover shipwrecks long lost to history. Synonyms & Similar Words
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