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explorer
/ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/
noun 6
Collocations
3(noun.)
ADJ
great
Many great explorers risked their lives to discover new lands and map unknown territories.
intrepid | Antarctic, Arctic, polar
Definitions
noun
1
One who explores something
2
A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
Though now extinct, the rachni once threatened every species in Citadel space. Over 2000 years ago, explorers foolishly opened a mass relay to a previously-unknown system and encountered something never seen before or since: a species of spacefaring insects guided by a hive-mind intelligence.
3
Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
4
A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.
noun
1
A participant in the Exploring program, which focuses on career exploration.
2
A participant in the Fire Service Exploring program.
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noun — a commercial browser
noun — someone who travels into little known regions (especially fo
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Though now extinct, the rachni once threatened every species in Citadel space. Over 2000 years ago, explorers foolishly opened a mass relay to a previously-unknown system and encountered something nev
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For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.
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The second man was a Spanish explorer.
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The explorer bartered with the natives for food.
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The explorer pushed his way through the trackless mountain region.
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Christopher Columbus wasn't an explorer because he loved the sea. He was an explorer because he hated Spanish jails.
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