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

Earlier this summer, Fickell gave his team a quick history lesson about Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés and the 1519 conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Cortés famously scuttled his fleet of ships and any chance to retreat. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Closed to the public for decades, the island reopened for limited tours in 2009 and has since become a magnet for urban explorers and film crews. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

Pastrovich first transformed the PSV into a private explorer for both family use and charter operations. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 July 2026

The challenge is that large organizations are typically suspicious of people with an explorer's style of passion. — John Hagel, Time, 22 July 2026