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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

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025

At its head was Frederick Funston, an adventurer who had fought with the Cuban rebels before America joined the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

The castle was built with "no expense spared" by New Zealand-born adventurer George Alexander MacLean Buckley in 1911, just three years after he joined an Antarctic voyage on Nimrod with Ernest Shackleton.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

What a truly extraordinary adventurer this man in black must be.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman