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explorator

explorator noun: synonym of explorer.

Noun

explorator (plural explorators)

  1. (dated) Synonym of explorer.
    Synonyms:
    explorer
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of scout /spy.
    • Thus did the explorators of the land of Canaan terrifie the Iewes: thus did Caleb and Ioſhua comfort their bretheren.1616, T. G. [sometimes attributed to Thomas Gainsford], “Inuections”, in The Rich Cabinet Furnished with Varietie of Excellent Discriptions, Exquisite Charracters, Witty Discourses, and Delightfull...
    • There is nothing ſo empty and neceſſitous as thou who imbraceſt the Univerſe, thou art the Explorator without Knowledge, the Magiſtrate without Juriſdiction; and after all, the Fool in the Play.1685, Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, translated by Charles Cotton, “Of Vanity”, in Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne. […], volume III, London: […] T[homas] Basset […] and M[atthew] Gilliflower...
    Synonyms:
    scout /spy

Synonyms of explorator

Forms of explorator

pluralexplorators

Origin of explorator

From Middle English exploratour (“scout or spy”), from Middle French explorateur and its etymon Latin explōrātor.

Words formed from explorator

Questions about explorator

What does explorator mean?
Explorator means synonym of explorer.
What part of speech is explorator?
Explorator is a noun.
What is the plural of explorator?
The plural of explorator is explorators.

Words near explorator in the dictionary

  1. explorationists
  2. explorations
  3. explorative
  4. exploratively
  5. explorativeness
  6. explorator
  7. exploratoria
  8. exploratories
  9. exploratorily
  10. exploratoriness
  11. exploratorium

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