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adventurers

adventurers is the plural of adventurer.

Meaning of adventurer

Noun

adventurer (plural adventurers)

  1. One who enjoys adventures.
    • European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.2013 January, Nancy Langston, “The Fraught History of a Watery World”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2013, page 59
    Synonyms:
    man of action
  2. A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
  3. A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
    Synonyms:
    mercenary
  4. A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
  5. A player of adventure games or text adventures.
    • Meanwhile, the ranks of adventurers grow, be they manic puzzle-solvers or people like me, who like to look under the Robners' beds just for the hell of it.1983 July, PC Mag, volume 2, number 2, page 351

Questions about adventurers

What is adventurers the plural of?
Adventurers is the plural of adventurer.

Words near adventurers in the dictionary

  1. adventurement
  2. adventurements
  3. adventurer
  4. adventureress
  5. adventureresses
  6. adventurers
  7. adventurership
  8. adventures
  9. adventuresome
  10. adventuresomely
  11. adventuresomeness

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