Synonyms of explorer

explorer

noun

as in pioneer

someone who is the first to do something or be somewhere

The deep-sea explorer set out to discover shipwrecks long lost to history.

Related Words

• pioneer
• traveler
• adventurer
• voyager
• discoverer
• pathfinder
• colonist
• wanderer
• settler
• trailblazer
• rover
• journeyer
• wayfarer
• woodsman
• precursor
• forerunner
• colonial
• roamer
• frontiersman
• colonizer
• mountain man
• homesteader
• trekker
• bushranger

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of explorer

The nation has put people on the moon, helped build and operate a long-running space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) and sent fleets of robotic explorers to many corners of the solar system — and even beyond it, into interstellar space. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026

From roughly May to October, intrepid explorers can consider an extension to Michigan's remote and gorgeous Isle Royale National Park. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

How space exploration helped ocean exploration By the middle of the 20th century, Swiss inventor and explorer Auguste Piccard proved that the technology used to explore space could also be used to access the deepest ocean recesses. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

In 1612, Dutch explorers Adriaen Block and Hendrick Christiaensen built a brewery at the southern tip of what was then known as New Amsterdam (modern-day Manhattan). — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026