Explorer Meaning
/ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who explores something
nounA person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
Sentence Examples
The second man was a Spanish explorer.
The explorer bartered with the natives for food.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous ____ discovered a new species of bird in the Amazon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous ____ set out to find a new route to India across the vast Atlantic Ocean.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin plōrō Latin explōrōder. Middle French explorerder. English explore Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English explorer From explore + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Though now extinct, the rachni once threatened every species in Citadel space. Over 2000 years ago, explorers foolishly opened a mass relay to a previously-unknown system and encountered something never seen before or since: a species of spacefaring insects guided by a hive-mind intelligence."
— 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Rachni Codex entry:
"For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there."
— 2007, Mark Minasi, John Paul Mueller, Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous ____ discovered a new species of bird in the Amazon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous ____ set out to find a new route to India across the vast Atlantic Ocean.