Voyager

American  

[voi-uh-jer] / ˈvɔɪ ə dʒər /

noun

1. one of a series of U.S. space probes that obtained scientific information while flying by the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

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Voyager British  

/ ˈvɔɪədʒə /

noun

1. either of two US spacecraft that studied the outer solar system; Voyager 1 visited Jupiter (1979) and Saturn (1980), Voyager 2 visited Jupiter (1979) and Saturn (1981) and made the first flyby of Uranus (1986) and Neptune (1989)

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Explanation

A voyager is someone who goes on a long trip, especially if he travels in a ship. Historically, voyagers have often been explorers. A voyage is a long trip to a faraway land, and people who go on voyages are called voyagers. You're most likely to find this word describing sea travelers, like the explorers Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan. Because of its association with long, uncertain journeys, the word voyager has often been used for naming spaceships in science fiction and real life. Voyager has a Latin root, viaticum, which means "a journey."

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Voyager

The seed round was led by Voyager Ventures and included participation from Union Square Ventures and Buff Gold Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

FTX and many other failed crypto platforms, like BlockFi and Voyager Digital, operated in the U.S. via subsidiaries with state money-transmitter licenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

A single British aircraft, an RAF Voyager, is believed to be involved in the operation.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

They were both a little stronger than Voyager.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

The Voyager message is traveling with agonizing slowness.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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