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单词 explorer
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Definition of explorer in English:

explorer

noun ɛkˈsplɔːrəɪkˈsplɔrər
  • A person who explores a new or unfamiliar area.

    a polar explorer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It must be about as close as we can now get to the feeling of discovery experienced by those who really were the intrepid explorers of the past.
    • Travelling further than any explorers had done before, they paid the price when the ship became trapped in ice.
    • For instance, I am an ardent mountaineer and I have also been a polar explorer and a frequent traveller to Greenland.
    • The early European navigators and explorers mostly undertook their voyages at the behest of kings in search of wealth.
    • He was, as it turned out, not far off the mark and so must have gathered information from early travellers and unsung explorers.
    Synonyms
    traveller, discoverer, voyager, rambler, globetrotter, rover
    tourer, surveyor, scout, reconnoitrer, prospector
    adventurer, pioneer
    informal gallivanter

Rhymes

abhorrer, adorer, Andorra, angora, aura, aurora, bora, Bora-Bora, borer, Camorra, Cora, corer, Dora, Eleonora, Eudora, fedora, flora, fora, ignorer, Isadora, Kia-Ora, Laura, Leonora, Maura, menorah, Nora, pakora, Pandora, pourer, roarer, scorer, senhora, señora, signora, snorer, soarer, Sonora, sora, storer, Theodora, Torah, Tuscarora, Vlorë

Definition of explorer in US English:

explorer

nounikˈsplôrərɪkˈsplɔrər
  • A person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer.

    a polar explorer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was, as it turned out, not far off the mark and so must have gathered information from early travellers and unsung explorers.
    • It must be about as close as we can now get to the feeling of discovery experienced by those who really were the intrepid explorers of the past.
    • The early European navigators and explorers mostly undertook their voyages at the behest of kings in search of wealth.
    • For instance, I am an ardent mountaineer and I have also been a polar explorer and a frequent traveller to Greenland.
    • Travelling further than any explorers had done before, they paid the price when the ship became trapped in ice.
    Synonyms
    traveller, discoverer, voyager, rambler, globetrotter, rover
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