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ər, -ˈsploʊr- noun
1.
a person or thing that explores.
2.
a person who investigates unknown regions: the great explorers of the Renaissance.
3.
any instrument used in exploring or sounding a wound, a cavity in a tooth, or the like.
4.
( initial capital letter ) . Also called Explorer Scout. a person between the ages 14 and 20 who is an active participant in the exploring program sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America.
5.
( initial capital letter ) Aerospace. one of a long series of U.S. scientific satellites: Explorer 1 (1958) was the first U.S. artificial satellite.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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World English Dictionary
explore (ɪkˈsplɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to examine or investigate, esp systematically |
| 2. | to travel to or into (unfamiliar or unknown regions), esp for organized scientific purposes |
| 3. | (tr) med to examine (an organ or part) for diagnostic purposes |
| 4. | obsolete (tr) to search for or out |
| [C16: from Latin explōrāre, from | |
| ex'plorer | |
| —n | |
| Explorer1 (ɪkˈsplɔːrə) | |
| —n | |
| (US) Brit equivalent: Venture Scout a member of the senior branch of the Scouts | |
| Explorer2 (ɪkˈsplɔːrə) | |
| —n | |
| any of the first series of US satellites. Explorer 1, launched in 1958, confirmed the existence of intense radiation belts around the earth | |
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Word Origin & History
explorer
1680s, agent noun from explore. Replaced earlier exploratour (mid-15c.).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
explorer ex·plor·er (ĭk-splôr'ər)
n.
A sharp, pointed probe used on tooth surfaces to detect caries or other defects.
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Example sentences
His viewpoint was totally different from that of the trapper or pioneer, explorer or traveller.
Build these large explorer ships in space with landing and takeoff shuttles attached.
He's an architect by training but an explorer at heart.
He is an adventurous and indefatigable traveler as well as a brilliant explorer of arcane problems and archives.
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