explorernoun [ C ]
uk/ɪkˈsplɔː.rər/us/ɪkˈsplɔːr.ɚ/someone who travels to places where no one has ever been in order to find out what is there:
Magellan was a famous 16th-century explorer.
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Travellers & visitors
- a rolling stone (gathers no moss) idiom
- backpacker
- carpool
- commuter
- daily passenger
- fare
- flyer
- frequent flier
- guest of honour
- hitchhike
- holidaymaker
- office-goer
- passenger
- peripatetic
- pilgrim
- pioneer
- stayer
- tinker
- tourist office
- vacationer
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