adventurer

CEFRB1

/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/

noun

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01
noun
Someone who enjoys exciting and unusual experiences.
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noun
Extra detail
A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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It's a challenging game for the inexperienced adventurer, and should even give the hardened pros a bit of a run for their money.
European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.
Meanwhile, the ranks of adventurers grow, be they manic puzzle-solvers or people like me, who like to look under the Robners' beds just for the hell of it.

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European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.
2013 January 26, Nancy Langston, “The Fraught History of a Watery World”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2013, page 59
Meanwhile, the ranks of adventurers grow, be they manic puzzle-solvers or people like me, who like to look under the Robners' beds just for the hell of it.
1983 July, PC Mag, volume 2, number 2, page 351

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