explorer
noun
ex·plor·er
ik-ˈsplȯr-ər 
1
: one that explores
especially
: a person who travels in search of geographical or scientific information
2
capitalized
: a member of a coed scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America for young people ages 14 to 20 focusing on career awareness
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In the world of the film, the four space explorers who return to Earth with superpowers are celebrated for their vigilantism.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 26 July 2025
The explorer comes with both MTU 12V 2000 M72 engines and 290kW Danoss electric motors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
Several Aruban grottoes and rock-shelters yielded inscriptions and pictographs to the explorer, who considers their style as related to the pictography of the Orinoco and Apure countries.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
That namesake is the 18th-century Italian explorer, adventurer, author, and intellectual Giacomo Casanova
The cuisine at Casanova is Italian-inspired and located in the bustling shopping Broadway district of New Haven, 278 Park St., according to Yale University properties.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 26 July 2025
The explorer comes with both MTU 12V 2000 M72 engines and 290kW Danoss electric motors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
Several Aruban grottoes and rock-shelters yielded inscriptions and pictographs to the explorer, who considers their style as related to the pictography of the Orinoco and Apure countries.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
That namesake is the 18th-century Italian explorer, adventurer, author, and intellectual Giacomo Casanova
The cuisine at Casanova is Italian-inspired and located in the bustling shopping Broadway district of New Haven, 278 Park St., according to Yale University properties.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
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explorer
noun
ex·plor·er
ik-ˈsplōr-ər
-ˈsplȯr-
1
: one that explores
a vehicle called the lunar explorer
especially
: a person who travels in search of new geographical or scientific information
2
capitalized
: a member of the scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America for young people 14 to 20 years old
Medical Definition
explorer
noun
ex·plor·er
ik-ˈsplōr-ər, -ˈsplȯr-
: an instrument for exploring cavities especially in teeth : probe sense 1
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