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adventurer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | explorer |
| Type of | somebody, someone, mortal, soul, person, individual |
| Has types | conquistador, frogman, diver, underwater diver, navigator, spelunker, potholer, spelaeologist, speleologist |
| Derivation | adventure |
adventurer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | venturer |
| Type of | mortal, individual, soul, someone, somebody, person |
| Has types | adventuress, mountaineer, gambler, mountain climber, lunatic, cowboy, madcap, daredevil, mercenary, plunger, harum-scarum, soldier of fortune, speculator, argonaut, hothead, swashbuckler, hotspur, risk taker |
| Derivation | adventure |
Examples of adventurer
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Sir James Brooke, the first Rajah, was a British adventurer with an armed yacht.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Davis was 21 years old, an adventurer and stellar skier with curly, unruly hair.
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Multimedia presentation with adventurer, writer and sea kayaker Jon Bowermaster.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Richard Dunwoody is a champion jockey turned travel photographer and adventurer.
From the independent.co.uk
William Middleton Sime was a 37-year-old Scottish adventurer and fortune seeker.
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Antonio Banderas's doughty feline adventurer has courage, honesty and integrity.
From the guardian.co.uk
For the self-powered adventurer, cycling is the most efficient way to cross land.
From the bbc.co.uk
Businessman and adventurer Steve Fossett earned his MBA from the business school.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At 87, she is an avid hiker, adventurer, and ardent advocate of outdoor exercise.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- A person who enjoys taking risks
- Explorer: someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
- An adventure is an activity that is perceived to involve risk, danger or exciting experiences.
- The Adventurer is a short comedy film made in 1917 written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. It is the last out of the twelve films made while he was under contract for the Mutual Film Corporation.
- The Adventurer (UK title: Michael The Finn; original title Mikael Karvajalka) is a novel by Finnish author Mika Waltari, published in 1948. It is a fictional tale of young Finnish man, Mikael Karvajalka (Hairy-foot), set in 16th century medieval Europe. ...
- The Adventurer was an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the UK on 29 September 1972.
- (Adventurers!) Keenspot is a webcomics portal founded in March 2000Yim, Roger. (April 2, 2001). "DOT-COMICS: Online cartoons skip traditional syndication and draw loyal fans on the Internet". San Francisco Chronicle. Pg. D1Newman, Heather. (February 2, 2001). ...
- (The Adventurers (1970 film)) The Adventurers is a 1970 film based on the best-seller novel by Harold Robbins. It is directed, produced and written by Lewis Gilbert.
- One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises; A soldier of fortune, a speculator; A social pretender on the lookout for advancement; one who pushes his fortune by equivocal means, as false pretences
