explorer
noun
ex·plor·er
ik-ˈsplȯr-ər 
1
: one that explores
especially
: a person who travels in search of geographical or scientific information
2
capitalized
: a member of a coed scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America for young people ages 14 to 20 focusing on career awareness
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There are a million little details that have to go right for a Moon mission to succeed – how much flex is in the sole of the boots explorers use is just one that could ultimately influence their health on the Moon.
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Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
To his surprise, however, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Replica of Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, built by local volunteers.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Most are descendants of animals that escaped from Spanish explorers, the United States Calvary, Indigenous People, or ranchers and survived to breed.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
To his surprise, however, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Replica of Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, built by local volunteers.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Most are descendants of animals that escaped from Spanish explorers, the United States Calvary, Indigenous People, or ranchers and survived to breed.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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explorer
noun
ex·plor·er
ik-ˈsplōr-ər
-ˈsplȯr-
1
: one that explores
a vehicle called the lunar explorer
especially
: a person who travels in search of new geographical or scientific information
2
capitalized
: a member of the scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America for young people 14 to 20 years old
Medical Definition
explorer
noun
ex·plor·er
ik-ˈsplōr-ər, -ˈsplȯr-
: an instrument for exploring cavities especially in teeth : probe sense 1
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