Synonyms for explorer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ik-splawr-er, -splohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsplɔr ər, -ˈsploʊr-


Définition of explorer

Origin :
  • 1680s, agent noun from explore. Replaced earlier exploratour (mid-15c.).
  • noun trailblazer
Example sentences :
  • He was an explorer, and soon after I was born he went on an expedition.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • "Dixon," said Mrs. Barnett in a low voice which the explorer knew and obeyed.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • The explorer of the Capitalist syndicate was still enthusiastic.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • Patricia forgot her censorship as the spirit of the explorer rose in her.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • I haven't even the thrill of the explorer, for I'm not the first one to see them.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • The missionary has followed in the wake of the explorer and planted his stations.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • For a year he had been an explorer rather than a missionary.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • Thus terminated the career of the explorer of the Mississippi.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 » by Various
  • Max had thought vaguely of the explorer as a man who must be growing old.
  • Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson
  • He rode forward to the side of the "Chief," as the explorer was called by his men.
  • Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson

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