explorer

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ik-ˈsplȯr-ər\
- /ɪkˈsplɔː.rər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ik-ˈsplȯr-ər\

Definitions of explorer word

noun explorer A person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer. 1
noun explorer professional traveller 1
noun explorer adventurous child 1
countable noun explorer An explorer is someone who travels to places about which very little is known, in order to discover what is there. 0
noun explorer a member of the senior branch of the Scouts 0
noun explorer any of the first series of US satellites. Explorer 1, launched in 1958, confirmed the existence of intense radiation belts around the earth 0

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Parts of speech for Explorer

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explorer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for explorer

noun explorer

traveler — a person or thing that travels.
voyager — one of a series of U.S. space probes that obtained scientific information while flying by the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.
surveyor — a person whose occupation is surveying.
pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
trailblazer — a person who blazes a trail for others to follow through unsettled country or wilderness; pathfinder.

All 11 Synonyms of explorer