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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

Snake is a wonderfully pulpy, instantly iconic creation, an outcast adventurer reeking of sweat and post-Vietnam cynicism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 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

But if not that, then the fly who is an adventurer of new lands and not a refugee.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri