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.