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adventurer

noun
/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/US

Etymology

From adventure + -er.

  1. derived from adventūrus
  2. derived from *adventūra✻
  3. derived from aventure
  4. inherited from aventure
  5. suffixed as adventurer — “adventure + er”

Definitions

  1. One who enjoys adventures.

    • European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.

  2. A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.

  3. A soldier of fortune, a speculator.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.

    2. A player of adventure games or text adventures.

      • Meanwhile, the ranks of adventurers grow, be they manic puzzle-solvers or people like me, who like to look under the Robners' beds just for the hell of it.
      • It's a challenging game for the inexperienced adventurer, and should even give the hardened pros a bit of a run for their money.

The neighborhood

Derived

adventureress, adventurership, coadventurer

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for adventurer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA