Meaning & use
adventurer
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A person who enjoys or seeks out exciting, risky, or unfamiliar experiences.
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The adventurer spent months trekking through remote mountain ranges.
As a child, she dreamed of becoming an adventurer who explored uncharted islands.
A note on using this word
Historically, "adventurer" could also describe someone who pursued wealth or position through risky or opportunistic means, a slightly negative sense that survives in some formal or literary writing.
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