adventurer

[ad-ven-cher-er]

noun

1. a person who has, enjoys, or seeks adventures.

2. a seeker of fortune in daring enterprises; soldier of fortune.

3. a person who undertakes great commercial risk; speculator.

4. a person who seeks power, wealth, or social rank by unscrupulous or questionable means.

   They thought John was an adventurer and after their daughter's money.

5. Usually Adventurer a member of Camp Fire, Inc., who is between the ages of 9 and 11.

adventurer

/ ədˈvɛntʃərə /

noun

1. a person who seeks adventure, esp one who seeks success or money through daring exploits

2. a person who seeks money or power by unscrupulous means

3. a speculator

Word History and Origins

Origin of adventurer¹

First recorded in 1475–85; adventure + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Popular images, such as the fearless adventurer, powerful fighter and skilled seafarer, have become familiar.

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The roots are uncomfortably large, as if each tree is competing with one another to see who can trip the most blockheaded adventurers.

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“That’s right, Admiral. Whatever plot we might have cooked up never came to pass, so no harm done. Let’s part on peaceful terms. As one adventurer to another.”

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He was a true renaissance man—a best-selling author, an undersea adventurer, and a discoverer of long-lost ships.

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These stories submerged their young readers in thrilling quests filled with heroic knights and adventurers.

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