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explorationist

explorationist noun: a person employed to locate new sources of petroleum or other naturally-occurring resource.

Noun

explorationist (plural explorationists)

  1. A person employed to locate new sources of petroleum or other naturally-occurring resource.

Forms of explorationist

pluralexplorationists

Origin of explorationist

From exploration + -ist.

Questions about explorationist

What does explorationist mean?
Explorationist means a person employed to locate new sources of petroleum or other naturally-occurring resource.
What part of speech is explorationist?
Explorationist is a noun.
What is the plural of explorationist?
The plural of explorationist is explorationists.

Words near explorationist in the dictionary

  1. explorables
  2. explorably
  3. explorate
  4. exploration
  5. explorational
  6. explorationist
  7. explorationists
  8. explorations
  9. explorative
  10. exploratively
  11. explorativeness

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