venturer
Americannoun
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venturers
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one who ventures into new territory or a new activity, lifestyle, etc.; explorer or adventurer.
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a person who makes a major investment in a new enterprise or undertaking, often jointly with others.
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Venturer, a member of the Venturer Scouts, a division of the global Scouting movement for youth aged 15 to 17.
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History/Historical. Usually, merchant venturer. in the Middle Ages, a person who engaged in overseas commercial expeditions.
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Instantly the venturer was up and at the flap, peering outside.
From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) Roe
With a daring heart the venturer from Grand Portage went in across the sill.
From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) Roe
If during this night the good God shall deliver into our hands Mr. McElroy and the venturer from Montreal, you will hear a panther's far-off call.
From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) Roe
"What it is to have sins upon one's conscience!" sighed the venturer.
From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) Roe
Nothing happened to this daring venturer, and soon another risked a pause in the open to stare at the quiet walker among the trees.
From The Tree of Life by C. L. (Catherine Lucile) Moore
He offered wise, if unusual, advice to these aspiring venturers that can be applied beyond Japan.
From Forbes ● Nov. 28, 2011
Some of the early venturers, such as Gawker's Nick Denton, who'd already done several startups before launching his blog network, stayed the course and prospered.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2010
But I love the venturers who are seeking something real and better.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Colorado CAB must decide between applicants representing every shade of free enterprise, from well-heeled air lines to weathery, leathery extrovert ad venturers with shoestring capital.
From Time Magazine Archive
Boone, the typical frontiersman, embodied in his own person the spirit of loneliness and restlessness which marked the first venturers into the wilderness.
From The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 by Theodore Roosevelt
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