adventurer

noun

Definition of adventurernext
1
as in snob

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2
as in explorer

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3
as in gamesman

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Recent Examples of adventurer Active adventurers should head to the rugged east side, where windswept strands meet waters perfect for kitesurfing. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 For the past 155 years, the brand has been fit-for-purpose for makers and creators, artists and musicians, adventurers and explorers and everyone in between. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 The Multi-Rack variant also comes with a stain-resistant load area floor and is designed to double as an effective tiny adventurer, DIY transporter, everyday bag carrier and all-around cargo workhorse. — C.c. Weiss may 19, New Atlas, 19 May 2026 Around that time, a celebrity biologist and adventurer named Robert Marc Lehmann showed up in a gray-camouflage wetsuit. — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for adventurer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventurer
  1. snob
  2. explorer
  3. gamesman
  4. social climber
  5. traveler
  6. knave
  7. discoverer
  8. rascal
Noun
  • Sarah and Billo were plain-sailing people who didn’t pursue beauty or seek out texture, whereas Fanny was an exquisite snob without the circumstances to support such haughtiness.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This Westside snob was slowly venturing all over the Valley from CiCi’s Cafe (now Lady C’s) to Frankie’s Italian Kitchen.
    — Chrissie Leong, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of snob
Noun
  • The backstory The hotel is named after Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, who, along with Franciscan missionary Father Junípero Serra, incorporated the city of Monterey in 1770.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • In 2014, the explorer began a slow ascent of Mount Sharp, a three-mile-tall formation in the middle of Gale crater.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
Definition of explorer
Noun
  • Friedlander’s style of photography is usually cool, winking, and gamesman-like, but his pictures of his wife thrum with gentle affection.
    — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2019
  • The weapon-wielding gamesman responded by repeatedly punching Grayson, the younger man said.
    — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, 20 Mar. 2018
Definition of gamesman
Noun
  • Keith played conservative social climber Margo Leadbetter, who is baffled by her neighbor Tom's sustainability-centric lifestyle with wife Barbara Good (Felicity Kendal).
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The stories focused on portraying her as a calculating social climber who only pursued the president’s oldest son to gain access to his wealth, power and celebrity, the Daily Mail also said.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Definition of social climber
Noun
  • Critics say the bonds impose a harsh financial burden on travelers.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For travelers planning a trip to Maui, here are highlights of what’s new at this paradise in the Pacific.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveler
Noun
  • Try for yourselves, ye witless knaves— Take each to bed your Sally!
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Many a knave is rich, sleek, and honored, while the just man is poor, hated, and in torment.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Definition of knave
Noun
  • The comet is named after its discoverer, German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Tempel, who first spotted it in 1873, per the Star Walk app.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 July 2026
  • They have been written to guide the unwitting discoverer through this minefield.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Definition of discoverer
Noun
  • Even though the Feeneys have gotten more competitive under the junior Michel’s management, the rascal-on-the-field ethos of the original team still prevails.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Not even the curmudgeonly Melvin can bring himself to harm the little rascal.
    — Camille Perri, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Definition of rascal

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