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adventurers

noun

plural of adventurer
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as in snobs

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as in explorers

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as in knaves

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventurers
  1. snobs
  2. explorers
  3. knaves
  4. travelers
  5. rogues
  6. pioneers
  7. rascals
  8. charlatans
Noun
  • According to greenhead snobs, some of my best duck hunts were for nothing more than scraps?
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026
  • So maybe just relax, fashion snobs, and have yourself one of those honey deuce cocktails.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of snobs
Noun
  • The Nuptse debuted in 1992 and has been keeping explorers warm around the world since.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • While some species are named after scientists or explorers, the researchers named this one Leopardus tilcayo, preserving the moniker used by communities in the tropical cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia where the animal lives.
    — Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of explorers
Noun
  • The knights who always told the truth and the knaves who always lied.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Try for yourselves, ye witless knaves— Take each to bed your Sally!
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of knaves
Noun
  • Approved by frequent travelers, this portable device will effectively set your mind at ease when attempting to enjoy a restful vacation away from potential threats and unknown cameras.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Chile travelers are typically seeking soft or active adventure and a variety of nature experiences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of travelers
Noun
  • Among the Batman’s rogues whom the BTAS crew adored, Bane didn’t quite fit in, even beside relatively recent additions to the comics.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Actual rogues tend to skulk in corners and nick your smartphone.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rogues
Noun
  • Italy was once among Europe’s nuclear pioneers, operating four reactors before a 1987 referendum effectively ended the program.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Wagering on outcomes as a way to forecast election results was supplanted beginning in the 1930s with the emergence of quasi-scientific polling techniques developed by pioneers in survey research such as George Gallup and Elmo Roper.
    — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of pioneers
Noun
  • Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
    — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of rascals
Noun
  • Ours is not a society that loathes charlatans; look who’s running things.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In place of San Francisco’s decaying arts bohemia of poseurs and charlatans, they can be said to be creating an alternate bohemia.
    — Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of charlatans
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“Adventurers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventurers. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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