Meanings
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noun
a person who seeks out exciting or risky undertakings
The adventurer set off alone across the frozen pass.
Thesaurus
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homebody
Word family
Derived forms
adventuress
Etymology
From Middle English aventurer, from Old French aventurier, from aventure ('chance, fortune, adventure'), from Vulgar Latin *adventura ('a thing about to happen'), from Latin advenire ('to arrive').
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