Thesaurus results for ADVENTURER

adventurer

noun

Definition of adventurer

as in snob

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as in explorer

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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

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Noun

Living in New York City has turned me into somewhat of a shoe snob.

— Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Beloved by coffee snobs and design aficionados alike, the Alessi stovetop coffee maker blends high-quality brewing with a form that is beautiful enough to leave out all day long.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026

Definition of snob

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Nutritional counseling and psychological support are also available, and explorers can experience tapping, hypnosis, and singing bowl therapy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
In August, Denver fined GFI $140,000 for letting the building become a magnet for vandals, vagrants and urban explorers who trespass and post videos on TikTok.

— Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 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

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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

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Advanced laser treatments have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the global beauty tourism market as travelers increasingly seek specialized aesthetic care abroad.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Another measles case has been confirmed in Los Angeles County, in a traveler who arrived at the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in early July, health authorities said.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of traveler

Noun

They have been written to guide the unwitting discoverer through this minefield.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 June 2026
New episodes drop every other Thursday, kicking off on June 11 with biochemist and Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna, who helped revolutionize gene editing and biology as co-discoverer of the CRISPR-Cas9 system.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 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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