adventurer

Noun

Meaning

One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.

A social pretender on the lookout for advancement.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

explorer venturer lion guardian hector corsair emmet buccaneer pathfinder voyager pilgrim mountaineer knave prospector daredevil

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Antonyms

national ponce sissy pansy chicken sprite

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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody someone

Hyponyms

mountaineer daredevil argonaut navigator cowboy hotspur

Related terms

adventuress

Phrases with the word

lady adventurer woman adventurer arctic adventurer cosmic adventurer dog sled adventurer earliest adventurer

Examples

Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes. Che Guevara

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate. Vincent van Gogh

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life. Paulo Coelho

As he mused about these things, he realized that he had to choose between thinking of himself as the poor victim of a thief and as an adventurer in quest of his treasure. Paulo Coelho

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate. O. Henry

Disraeli was my favourite Tory. He was an adventurer pure and simple, or impure and complex. I'm glad to say Gladstone got the better of him. Michael Foot

Close letter words and terms

adventureless adventurelessness adventurement adventureress adventurers day adventurership