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explorer - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | explorer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trailblazer |
| Synonyms: | adventurer, pilgrim, pioneer, traveler, experimenter, inquisitive person, pathfinder, searcher, seeker |
| Main Entry: | adventurer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who takes risks |
| Synonyms: | charlatan, daredevil, entrepreneur, explorer, gambler, globetrotter, hero, heroine, madcap, mercenary, opportunist, pioneer, pirate, romantic, speculator, swashbuckler, traveler, wanderer, fortune-hunter, stunt person, venturer, voyager |
| Main Entry: | pioneer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who finds a new place, founds something |
| Synonyms: | colonist, developer, explorer, founder, guide, immigrant, innovator, leader, pilgrim, scout, settler, squatter, colonizer, frontier settler, homesteader, pathfinder, trailblazer |
| Main Entry: | scout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is searching, investigating |
| Synonyms: | advance, adventurer, detective, escort, explorer, guard, lookout, outpost, patrol, picket, pioneer, precursor, runner, sleuth, spy, vanguard, outrider, reconnoiterer, recruiter, spotter |
| Antonyms: | target |
| Main Entry: | traveler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who journeys |
| Synonyms: | adventurer, bum*, commuter, displaced person, drifter, explorer, gadabout*, globetrotter, gypsy, hobo, itinerant, migrant, navigator, nomad, passenger, peddler, pilgrim, rover, sailor, seafarer, sightseer, tourist, tramp, truant, vagabond, vagrant, wanderer, wayfarer, barnstormer, excursionist, expeditionist, floater, haj, hiker, jet-setter, journeyer, junketer, rambler, roamer, transmigrant, trekker, tripper, trouper, voyager |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vagabond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who leads an unsettled life; traveler |
| Synonyms: | explorer, gypsy, pilgrim, pioneer, rover, tourist, wanderer, wayfarer, haji, pathfinder, rambler, trailblazer, trekker |
| Notes: | a vagabond refers to a person who leads a carefree, roaming existence; a vagrant ekes out a living by begging and is often considered a nuisance |
| Antonyms: | inhabitant |
| Main Entry: | wanderer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who travels aimlessly |
| Synonyms: | adventurer, bum, drifter, explorer, gad*, gadabout, gypsy, itinerant, nomad, pilgrim, ranger, rover, stray, stroller, traveler, vagabond, vagrant, beachcomber, floater, gallivanter, globe-trotter, meanderer, rambler, roamer, rolling stone, straggler, voyager |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wayfarer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traveler |
| Synonyms: | adventurer, bum*, drifter, explorer, gadabout*, gypsy, hobo, itinerant, nomad, peddler, pilgrim, rover, vagabond, vagrant, walker, wanderer, barnstormer, excursionist, globe-trotter, hiker, hitchhiker, journeyer, rambler, roamer, trekker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pilgrim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wayfarer |
| Synonyms: | explorer, pioneer, traveler, wanderer, sojourner |
| Main Entry: | point man |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone in forefront |
| Synonyms: | explorer, guide, leader, player, point, scout, pathfinder, playmaker, trailblazer, trailbreaker |
| Main Entry: | expedition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | journey; people on a journey |
| Synonyms: | campaign, caravan, cavalcade, company, crew, crowd, cruise, crusade, enterprise, excursion, exploration, fleet, jaunt, junket, mission, outing, party, patrol, peregrination, picnic, posse, quest, safari, squadron, swing, team, tour, travel, trek, trip, undertaking, voyage, entrada, explorers, travellers, voyagers, wayfarers |
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