Voyager
Americannoun
noun
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."
Example Sentences
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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
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK will provide "defensive air-to-air refuelling" support for Saudi Arabia, involving a single British aircraft, a Voyager, based out of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
In 1989, Voyager 2 discovered six previously unknown moons around Neptune.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Prior to the encounter of Voyager 1 with Titan in November 1980, our information about Titan was scanty and tantalizing.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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