adventurer

Synonyms for adventurer

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noun. trailblazer

noun. trailblazer

Word Origin & History

late 15c., "one who plays at games of chance," agent noun from adventure (v.). Meaning "one who seeks adventures" is from 1660s.

To the adventurer from New York they seem always new and crude.

The Scotch officer admired his sagacity in detecting this adventurer.

Deliberately it came up and aimed at the crown of the adventurer's helmet.

The adventurer forward, though nearest to the enemy, was least exposed.

At this the adventurer's face tightened; his gray eyes went frosty.

It spread into a roar of acclamation; for bluff is a weapon dear to every adventurer.

We have here an example of this adventurer's style of exaggeration and hyperbole.

The silence was outward: there was no quiet in the adventurer's head.

But the adventurer did dare, and the loophole, the weak link, was exposed.

That Greek adventurer, yes—you cannot deny it, I overheard these words myself.