explorer B2 Topic:People & Society US /ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #13145 Meanings 1 noun A person who travels to unknown or unfamiliar places to discover new things. The famous explorer was the first to reach the source of the river. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who travels to... adventurer Word family Forms explorers Derived forms nonexplorersexplorer Related forms explorationexplorativeexploratoryrangerscout Etymology AI details From explore + -er. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # explorer **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 13145 ## Meanings 1. A person who travels to unknown or unfamiliar places to discover new things. ## Examples - The famous explorer was the first to reach the source of the river. ## Derived Forms - nonexplorer - sexplorer ## Related Forms - exploration - explorative - exploratory - ranger - scout ## Etymology From explore + -er. ## AI Etymology Explorer is formed from explore + -er. In current use, the main sense is “A person who travels to unknown or unfamiliar places to discover new things”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown