explorer

B2
US /ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #13145

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.

    Though now extinct, the rachni once threatened every species in Citadel space. Over 2000 years ago, explorers foolishly opened a mass relay to a previously-unknown system and encountered something never seen before or since: a species of spacefaring insects guided by a hive-mind intelligence.

  2. 2
    noun

    A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.

    For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.

  3. 3
    noun

    someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

  4. 4
    noun

    One who explores something

  5. 5
    noun

    Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.

  6. 6
    noun

    A participant in the Exploring program, which focuses on career exploration.

  7. 7
    noun

    A participant in the Fire Service Exploring program.

Etymology

From explore + -er.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 noun · someone who travels into... adventurer
6 noun · a participant in the... explorer scout
Word family
Derived forms nonexplorersexplorer
Related forms explorationexplorativeexploratoryrangerscout

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