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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Spanish explorers discovered the drink in the 1500s and introduced it into European trading markets.
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Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
The history of this place includes its proximity to Jamestown, Virginia’s first colony that European explorers settled after landing in the Chesapeake in 1607.
—AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
In more recent years, ocean explorers have conducted dives down to the crash site to learn more about the wreckage.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
If successful, Deep’s small-house-sized sentinel units will let scientists and other would-be oceanic explorers live below the surface for longer periods of time and with some greater semblance of normalcy.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
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Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
The history of this place includes its proximity to Jamestown, Virginia’s first colony that European explorers settled after landing in the Chesapeake in 1607.
—AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
In more recent years, ocean explorers have conducted dives down to the crash site to learn more about the wreckage.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
If successful, Deep’s small-house-sized sentinel units will let scientists and other would-be oceanic explorers live below the surface for longer periods of time and with some greater semblance of normalcy.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Explorer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explorer. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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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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