adventurer

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ədˈvɛntʃərər/ UK /ədˈvɛntʃ(ə)rə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who seeks out exciting or risky undertakings

The adventurer set off alone across the frozen pass.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who seeks out... explorer voyager daredevil wayfarerswashbucklerwanderersoldier-of-fortune

Opposites

homebody

Word family

Derived forms adventuress

Related forms adventure adventurous adventuresome venture

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').

aventure Middle English adventura Latin venire Latin

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# adventurer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ədˈvɛntʃərər/
**IPA (UK):** /ədˈvɛntʃ(ə)rə/

## Meanings
1. a person who seeks out exciting or risky undertakings

## Examples
- The adventurer set off alone across the frozen pass.

## Synonyms
- explorer
- voyager
- daredevil
- wayfarer
- swashbuckler
- wanderer
- soldier-of-fortune

## Antonyms
- homebody

## Derived Forms
- adventuress

## Related Forms
- adventure
- adventurous
- adventuresome
- venture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aventure
- Root: adventura
- Root: venire

## 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').

## AI Etymology
Adventurer is 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'). Important recorded forms include aventure (Old French), adventura (Latin), and venire (Latin). The current sense covers a person who seeks out exciting or risky undertakings. The wider family includes derived forms such as adventuress and related words such as adventure, adventurous, adventuresome, and venture.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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