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explorer

noun
/ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From explore + -er.

  1. derived from explōrō
  2. derived from explorer
  3. formed as explorer — “explore + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who explores something

  2. A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.

  3. Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.

      • For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.

    2. A participant in the Exploring program, which focuses on career exploration.

    3. A participant in the Fire Service Exploring program.

The neighborhood

Derived

nonexplorer, sexplorer, urban explorer

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for explorer. 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