 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adventurer
noun
1: a person who enjoys taking risks [syn: {venturer}]
2: someone who travels into little known regions (especially
for some scientific purpose) [syn: {explorer}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Adventurer \Ad*ven"tur*er\, noun [Cf. F. aventurier.]
1. One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who
seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous
enterprises.
2. A social pretender on the lookout for advancement.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
131 Moby Thesaurus words for "adventurer":
adventuress, alpinist, astronaut, betting ring, bettor,
big operator, boneshaker, bounder, bourgeois gentilhomme,
brazenface, cad, camper, cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper,
charlatan, cheat, climber, comers and goers, commuter,
compulsive gambler, condottiere, cosmopolite, crap shooter,
cruiser, daredevil, devil, excursionist, explorer, fare,
fire-eater, free lance, gambler, gamester, globe-girdler,
globe-trotter, goer, gun, gunman, gunslinger, hajji, harum-scarum,
hazarder, hellcat, hero, heroine, hired gun, hired killer,
hireling, hotspur, jet set, jet-setter, journeyer, knave,
lame duck, madbrain, madcap, margin purchaser, mariner, mercenary,
mountaineer, name-dropper, newly-rich, nouveau riche,
nouveau roturier, operator, opportunist, palmer, parvenu,
passenger, passerby, pathfinder, petty gambler, philanderer,
pig in clover, piker, pilgrim, pioneer, player, plunger,
professional killer, punter, rantipole, rogue, rubberneck,
rubbernecker, sailor, scalper, scoundrel, sharp, sharper, sharpie,
sightseer, smart operator, social climber, soldier of fortune,
speculator, sport, sporting man, sportsman, sprout, stag,
status seeker, straphanger, swashbuckler, swindler, tinhorn,
tipster, tourer, tourist, tout, trailblazer, trailbreaker,
transient, traveler, trekker, trickster, tripper, tufthunter,
upstart, venturer, viator, visiting fireman, voortrekker, voyager,
voyageur, wagerer, wayfarer, wild man, world-traveler,
would-be gentleman
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