adventurer

noun ad·ven·tur·er \ əd-ˈven-ch(ə-)rər \

|Updated on: 2 Aug 2018

Definition of adventurer

1 : someone who seeks dangerous or exciting experiences : a person who looks for adventures: such as

a : soldier of fortune

b : one who engages in risky commercial enterprises for profit

2 somewhat old-fashioned : one who seeks unmerited wealth or position especially by playing on the credulity or prejudice of others

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Recent Examples of adventurer from the Web

Wife, Mother, GG, sister, friend, successful businesswoman, teacher and adventurer, Ann Hughes Soper, surrounded by friends and family, lost her fierce battle with cancer at her home in Lyme, CT on April 23, 2018 at age 67.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "Ann Hughes Soper," 26 Apr. 2018
Octopath is more like a traveling adventurer hostel.

— andrew webster, The Verge, "Octopath Traveler is a modern take on classic Final Fantasy on the Nintendo Switch," 12 July 2018
Unlike other tours that might expose food adventurers to several different eateries in a city, Seattle Bites showcases only what’s inside Pike Place Market — one of the Emerald City’s most recognizable landmarks and popular tourist attraction.

— roxana a. soto, USA TODAY, "Sample regional flavors with culinary experts," 30 June 2018
Antarctic Travelogue FARMINGTON — On Tuesday, June 5, the Farmington Libraries will host adventurer Sarah Bouckoms for a travelogue on the Antarctic.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Valley Edition," 29 May 2018
Discovering a new species deep in the jungles of Borneo or in the azure waters off the coast of Belize may seem like the exclusive realm of the adventurer-researcher, but a growing number of curious vacationers are doing just that.

— brent crane, Outside Online, "Looking for a Novel Vacation? Discover a New Species," 24 May 2018
Even lower- to middle-class adventurers like our heroes, Cee (Sophie Thatcher) and Damon (Jay Duplass), have a spacecraft and mostly functional equipment.

— nathan mattise, Ars Technica, "Sci-fi stunner Prospect values small stories in a galaxy far, far away," 15 Apr. 2018
The Pilgrims’ foray into marketing, while novel for them, was not the first such effort undertaken by merchant adventurers seeking to reach a general audience.

— john butman and simon targett, BostonGlobe.com, "How the Pilgrims learned marketing," 18 Mar. 2018
Makeup artist and Dior Beauty's Creative and Image Director Peter Philips walked us through the look for the show, which was inspired by female travelers and fearless adventurers like Amelia Earhart.

— jenna rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Genius Eyebrow Trick We Learned Backstage At Dior Couture," 12 July 2017

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