explorer
noun
ex·plor·er
ik-ˈsplȯr-ər 
1
: one that explores
especially
: a person who travels in search of geographical or scientific information
2
capitalized
: a member of a coed scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America for young people ages 14 to 20 focusing on career awareness
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Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
As Captain John Smith, the rebellious explorer who winds up falling for Q’orianka Kilcher’s Pocahontas in Terrence Malick’s divisive romantic epic, Farrell is the very picture of soulful, conflicted charm.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
By the 1540s, Spanish explorers had named the Philippines after their crown prince, the soon-to-be Philip II, who would reign for almost the entire second half of the 16th century.
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But much is unknown about the availability of water ice on the moon, or even what data is missing that could help fine-tune lunar exploration by both robotic probes and human explorers.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
As Captain John Smith, the rebellious explorer who winds up falling for Q’orianka Kilcher’s Pocahontas in Terrence Malick’s divisive romantic epic, Farrell is the very picture of soulful, conflicted charm.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
By the 1540s, Spanish explorers had named the Philippines after their crown prince, the soon-to-be Philip II, who would reign for almost the entire second half of the 16th century.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
But much is unknown about the availability of water ice on the moon, or even what data is missing that could help fine-tune lunar exploration by both robotic probes and human explorers.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for explorer
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explorer
noun
ex·plor·er
ik-ˈsplōr-ər
-ˈsplȯr-
1
: one that explores
a vehicle called the lunar explorer
especially
: a person who travels in search of new geographical or scientific information
2
capitalized
: a member of the scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America for young people 14 to 20 years old
Medical Definition
explorer
noun
ex·plor·er
ik-ˈsplōr-ər, -ˈsplȯr-
: an instrument for exploring cavities especially in teeth : probe sense 1
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