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Definition of explorer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

explorer

noun
 
/ɪkˈsplɔːrə(r)/
 
/ɪkˈsplɔːrər/
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  1. a person who travels to places where few people have been before or places that are unknown to them, in order to find out more about them
    • Early explorers traded directly with Indigenous people.
    Extra Examples
    • the great British explorers of the sixteenth century
    • The Arctic explorer has been preparing for his latest expedition.
    • The river Amazon was named by Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • intrepid
    • early
    explorer + verb
    • discover something
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