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spɪˈlʌŋ
kər
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–noun
a person who explores caves, esp. as a hobby.
Origin:
1940–45;
< L
spēlunc
(
a
) cave (≪ Gk
spêlynx,
s.
spēlyng-,
akin to
sp
laion;
cf.
spelaean
) +
-er
1
Related forms:
spe⋅lunk⋅ing,
noun
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spe·lunk·er
(spĭ-lŭng'kər, spē'lŭng'-)
n. One who explores caves chiefly as a hobby; a caver.
[From obsolete
spelunk
,
cave
, from Middle English, from Old French
spelunque
, from Latin
spēlunca
, from Greek
spēlunx
.]
spe'lunk'ing
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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