Definition of
adventurer has definitions from the field of geography
1
[ noun ] a person who enjoys taking risks

Synonyms

venturer

Used in print

(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)

Sam_Spade joins_forces with a band of adventurers in search of a priceless jeweled statue of a falcon ; but when the bird is found at_last , it turns_out to be a fake .

Related terms

person mercenary daredevil mountaineer speculator cowboy adventuress parachutist argonaut Casanova hotspur gambler venture venture

2
[ noun ] (geography) someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

Synonyms

explorer

Related terms

person conquistador Verrazano diver Columbus admiral_byrd champlain Vespucci navigator potholer bougainville burton fridtjof_nansen mungo_park peary clark cordoba cousteau flinders fremont frobisher amundsen captain_bob joliet lasalle lewis david_livingstone mackenzie cabot Magellan discoverer francisco_pizarro kund_johan_victor_rasmussen james_clark_ross john_ross henry_rowe_schoolcraft robert_falcon_scott john_smith john_hanning_speke henry_m._stanley otto_neumann_sverdrup sebastian_vizcaino charles_wilkes george_hubert_wilkins charles_francis_hall gamble

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Rhymes with

lecturer manufacturer

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 D V EH1 N CH ER0 ER0
AE0 D V EH1 N CH ER0 ER0

Similar Spelling

adventure adventuresome adventurous adventurism adventuress adventuristic adventive Adventist Adventism advantage adventitia

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