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

In Vintage Violence, Carter (Cole Sprouse) is an urban explorer who finds a haul of rare denim in a mineshaft. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Of course no one points out that America got its name from an Italian merchant and explorer named Amerigo Vespucci who died in 1512. — Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

In a defensive meeting during training camp, Burke retold a story that was told by British explorer Louis Rudd, the second person to ski solo across Antarctica. — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Waldseemüller’s map was the first to depict the Americas as a distinct continent separated by an ocean, drawing on records from the early 16th century explorer Amerigo Vespucci. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026