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explorer

noun

Definition of explorer

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.

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Recent Examples of explorer Scramble mounts as a network drive via WebDAV, so your files appear right in your file explorer instead of in a separate app. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026 All of these wheeled explorers found evidence of past aqueous environments. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 July 2026 Pitched with a single pole, the new Plex Solo Pro pulls out all the stops in furnishing backpackers and other deep-backcountry explorers with an ambitious blend of featherlight packability and camping convenience. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026 The four people on board—cryptocurrency investor Chun Wang, film maker Jannicke Mikkelsen, engineer Rabea Rogge and polar explorer Eric Philips—spent three and a half days orbiting Earth. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for explorer

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The latest wave of this came this week, when Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment in Safe Superintelligence, the lab founded by AI pioneer Ilya Sutskever.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Reyneke Wines is one of the pioneers of organic wines and environmental and ethical wine making in the country.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of pioneer

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The strongest systems will likely recommend thoughtfully, confirm preferences and give travelers control rather than making assumptions.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Several providers, including Nomad, let travelers set up local-rate data plans before arrival, which can mean skipping the search for a SIM kiosk altogether.

— Matthew Kayser July 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of traveler

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Whether a whiskey connoisseur, aviation aficionado, outdoor adventurer, or eclectic foodie, the small town of Tullahoma, Tennessee, has much to offer you.

— Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Just like a certain adventurer with some mean, mean pride, Rush are currently embarking on their fiftieth anniversary tour, a prog-rock pilgrimage that will take them around the world and back for the next year.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 June 2026

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