EXPLORER


Meaning of EXPLORER in English

ex ‧ plo ‧ rer /ɪkˈsplɔːrə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ exploration , ↑ explorer ; adjective : ↑ exploratory , ↑ unexplored ; verb : ↑ explore ]

someone who travels through an unknown area to find out about it

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THESAURUS

■ people who travel

▪ traveller British English , traveler American English someone who is travelling a long distance:

Weary travellers waited at the airport.

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My aunt was a great traveller. (=she travelled a lot) .

▪ tourist someone who is travelling somewhere for a holiday:

During the summer, over a million tourists visit the island each year.

▪ passenger someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, ship etc but not driving it or working on it:

The driver and two passengers were killed in the crash.

▪ commuter someone who travels to work every day:

commuters on the train to London

▪ backpacker someone who travels to a lot of different places, carrying their clothes etc in a ↑ rucksack :

The hostels are great for backpackers.

▪ explorer someone who travels to places that people have not visited before:

Potatoes were brought to England by explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.