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ad·ven·turer (ad ven′c̸hər ər, əd-)

noun

  1. a person who has or likes to have adventures
  2. soldier of fortune (sense )
  3. a financial speculator
  4. a person who seeks to become rich, powerful, etc. by dubious schemes

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

adventurer Synonyms

adventurer

n.

  1. One who seeks adventure

    explorer, pirate, globe-trotter, traveler, free lance, soldier of fortune, knight-errant, daredevil, swashbuckler, hero, heroine, pioneer, mountain climber, wild game hunter, record breaker, stunt flyer, Don Quixote, Robin Hood, romantic, dragonslayer, entrepreneur; see also pioneer 2, traveler.

  2. One who seeks wealth or power by dubious schemes

    charlatan, opportunist, rogue, adventuress; see opportunist, rascal.


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adventurer Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • age: Sizzling Summer Saver Type of Ticket Online Price SAVE MONEY On-the-day Adventurers of any age, over 1m.

Converse of object

  • know: Sir Chris Bonington Now nearing 70, Chris is still one of our best known adventurers embodying the English spirit of exploration.

Adjective modifier

  • intrepid: You can't be an intrepid adventurer all the time!

Modifies a noun

  • rancher: A world series year was even must-see wilbur d adventurer pilot rancher.

Noun used with modifier

  • merchant: Thence to the merchant adventurers port city of Bristol.
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adventurer quotes

I am actually not at all a man of science† I am by temperament nothing but a conquistador, an adventurer.

-Freud, Sigmund

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