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Etymology

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Fromadventure +‎-er.

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Noun

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adventurer (pluraladventurers)

  1. One who enjoysadventures.
    • 2013 January, Nancy Langston, “The Fraught History of a Watery World”, inAmerican Scientist[1], volume101, number 1, archived fromthe original on22 January 2013, page59:
      Europeanadventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.
  2. A person who seeks a fortune in new and possiblydangerous enterprises.
  3. Asoldier of fortune, aspeculator.
  4. A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
  5. (video games) Aplayer ofadventure games ortext adventures.
    • 1983 July,PC Mag, volume 2, number 2, page351:
      Meanwhile, the ranks ofadventurers grow, be they manic puzzle-solvers or people like me, who like to look under the Robners' beds just for the hell of it.
    • 1992, Tim Kemp,Microfair Madness (game review inYour Sinclair issue 75, March 1992)
      It's a challenging game for the inexperiencedadventurer, and should even give the hardened pros a bit of a run for their money.

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one who enjoys adventures
social pretender on the lookout for advancement
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