adventurer
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adventurer
- /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/ US
noun adventurers
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One who enjoys adventures.
Near-synonym: venturer (often synonymous)
Similar: venturer, man of action
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A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly risky (physically dangerous or financially risky) enterprises.
Near-synonym: venturer (often synonymous)
Similar: venturer
- A soldier of fortune.
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A speculator.
Similar: venturer
- A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
- A player of adventure games or text adventures. Meanwhile, the ranks of adventurers grow, be they manic puzzle-solvers or people like me, who like to look under the Robners' beds just for the hell of it.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: explorer, adventure, adventurist, misadventurer, adventuress, venturer, coadventurer, adventureress, argonaut, knight-errant, expeditioner, overlander, wanderer, traveller, varier, braver
Translations
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noun one who enjoys adventures
| Español | aventurero, aventurera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모험가 moheomga |
| 日本語 | 冒険家 bōkenka |
| 中文 | 冒險者 /冒险者 màoxiǎnzhě |
| Português | aventureiro |
| Français | aventurier, aventurière |
| Deutsch | Abenteurer, Abenteurerin |
| Italiano | avventuriero, venturiero |
| Ελληνικά | τυχοδιώκτης tychodióktis, τυχοδιώκτρια tychodióktria |
| Русский | авантюри́ст avantjuríst, иска́тель приключе́ний iskátelʹ priključénij, иска́тельница приключе́ний iskátelʹnica priključénij |
| العربية | مُغَامِر muḡāmir, مُغَامِرَة muḡāmira, مُخاطِر muḵāṭir, مُخاطِرَة muḵāṭira |
| עברית | הַרְפַּתְקָן harpatkán, הרפתקנית harpatkanít |
noun social pretender on the lookout for advancement
| Deutsch | Thronbewerber, Thronbewerberin |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | τυχοδιώκτης tychodióktis |
Talk about this word "adventurer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adventurer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adventurer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adventurer "adventurer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adventurer.Cite this
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title = {adventurer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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