Synonyms of explorers

explorers

noun

plural of explorer

as in pioneers

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

• pioneers
• travelers
• voyagers
• adventurers
• discoverers
• colonists
• pathfinders
• settlers
• wanderers
• trailblazers
• journeyers
• rovers
• wayfarers
• forerunners
• precursors
• woodsmen
• frontiersmen
• colonizers
• trekkers
• roamers
• colonials
• homesteaders
• mountain men
• bushrangers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of explorers

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

The bespoke interior is a tribute to explorers of the past, with shapes, colors, and materials drawn from the people, vessels, and instruments of that world. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026

And coastal explorers can face problems such as riptides, waves, cliffs and unexpected rocky surfaces. — Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

But Claypool is undeniably one of the bass guitar’s fearless explorers, taking the slap bass innovations of funk legends like Larry Graham to strange, exciting, and tasteless new places. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026

The name New Mexico comes from the Spanish Nuevo México and was used centuries earlier by Spanish explorers, per Britannica. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

The name began appearing on European explorers' maps in the 1660s. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

At the center was Tatunca Nara, who claimed to be its descendant and guide, but later became linked to the disappearance and deaths of several explorers. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026