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adventurer

[ad-ven-cher-er] / ædˈvɛn tʃər ər /
NOUN
person who takes risks
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charlatan daredevil entrepreneur gambler mercenary swashbuckler traveler
STRONG
explorer globetrotter hero heroine madcap opportunist pioneer pirate romantic speculator venturer voyager wanderer
WEAK
fortune-hunter stunt person

Example Sentences

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And he was very much an adventurer, right?

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

TV adventurer Bear Grylls is starring in a new BBC reality series set in the Welsh wilderness.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Popular images, such as the fearless adventurer, powerful fighter and skilled seafarer, have become familiar.

From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025

He draws on the photographer’s diaries and autobiography to portray his subject as a gentle-souled adventurer, driven into a peripatetic life by wanderlust and financial necessity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The French adventurer Louis Armand de Lom d’Arce, Baron of Lahontan, lived in French Canada between 1683 and 1694 and frequently visited the Huron.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann