adventurer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English adventure Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English adventurer From adventure + -er.
Meanings
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One who enjoys adventures.
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 14, 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:
- A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
- A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
- A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
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A player of adventure games or text adventures.
It's a challenging game for the inexperienced adventurer, and should even give the hardened pros a bit of a run for their money.
1992, Tim Kemp, Microfair Madness (game review in Your Sinclair issue 75, March 1992)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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adventurers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
adventurership · coadventurer · adventureress
Relateds
Synonyms
man of action (one who enjoys adventures) · mercenary (soldier of fortune)
Translations (70)
be авантуры́стка (one who enjoys adventures) · ru авантюри́ст (one who enjoys adventures) · mi kiri māia (one who enjoys adventures) · he הרפתקנית (one who enjoys adventures) · scn vintureri (one who enjoys adventures) · fr aventurière (one who enjoys adventures) · cs dobrodruh (one who enjoys adventures) · nl avonturier (one who enjoys adventures) · es aventurera (one who enjoys adventures) · uk авантюри́стка (one who enjoys adventures) · bg авантюри́ст (one who enjoys adventures) · es aventurero (one who enjoys adventures) · pt aventureiro (one who enjoys adventures) · ar مُغَامِرَة (one who enjoys adventures) · ar مُغَامِر (one who enjoys adventures) · it avventuriero (one who enjoys adventures) · sv äventyrare (one who enjoys adventures) · be аванту́рнiк (one who enjoys adventures) · ru иска́тель приключе́ний (one who enjoys adventures) · pl awanturnik (one who enjoys adventures) · az macəraçı (one who enjoys adventures) · el τυχοδιώκτης (one who enjoys adventures) · de Thronbewerberin (social pretender on the lookout for advancement) · mi kaewa (one who enjoys adventures) · pl awanturnica (one who enjoys adventures) · tg моҷароҷӯ (one who enjoys adventures) · tr maceraperest (one who enjoys adventures) · th นักผจญภัย (one who enjoys adventures) · uk шука́ч приго́д (one who enjoys adventures) · el τυχοδιώκτρια (one who enjoys adventures) · el τυχοδιώκτης (social pretender on the lookout for advancement) · bg авантюри́стка (one who enjoys adventures) · gl aventureiro (one who enjoys adventures) · sk dobrodruh (one who enjoys adventures) · vo jiventüran (one who enjoys adventures) · id petualang (one who enjoys adventures) · fi seikkailija (one who enjoys adventures) · de Abenteurerin (one who enjoys adventures) · de Thronbewerber (social pretender on the lookout for advancement) · tg ҳангоматалаб (one who enjoys adventures) · fa-ira ماجَراجو (one who enjoys adventures) · de Abenteurer (one who enjoys adventures) · he הַרְפַּתְקָן (one who enjoys adventures) · cmn 冒險者 /冒险者 (one who enjoys adventures) · uk авантюри́ст (one who enjoys adventures) · fa-ira هَنْگامِهطَلَب (one who enjoys adventures) · be авантуры́ст (one who enjoys adventures) · hu kalandor (one who enjoys adventures) · az avantürist (one who enjoys adventures) · yi אַוואַנטוריסטקע (one who enjoys adventures) · eu abenturazale (one who enjoys adventures) · eo aventuristo (one who enjoys adventures) · vo hiventüran (one who enjoys adventures) · fr aventurier (one who enjoys adventures) · vo ventüran (one who enjoys adventures) · ar مُخاطِرَة (one who enjoys adventures) · ca aventurer (one who enjoys adventures) · hu felfedező (one who enjoys adventures) · ko 모험가 (one who enjoys adventures) · it venturiero (one who enjoys adventures) · ja 冒険家 (one who enjoys adventures) · be аванту́рнiца (one who enjoys adventures) · hu kalandor (social pretender on the lookout for advancement) · ru иска́тельница приключе́ний (one who enjoys adventures) · uk шука́чка приго́д (one who enjoys adventures) · mi mātātoa (one who enjoys adventures) · yi אַוואַנטוריסט (one who enjoys adventures) · tr maceracı (one who enjoys adventures) · ar مُخاطِر (one who enjoys adventures) · mi kaikapua (one who enjoys adventures)