adventurer

== English == === Etymology === From adventure +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/ === Noun === adventurer (plural adventurers) One who enjoys adventures. A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises. A soldier of fortune, a speculator. A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means. (video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures. 1992, Tim Kemp, Microfair Madness (game review in Your Sinclair issue 75, March 1992) It's a challenging game for the inexperienced adventurer, and should even give the hardened pros a bit of a run for their money. ==== Synonyms ==== (one who enjoys adventures): man of action (soldier of fortune): see Thesaurus:mercenary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== adventuress ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “adventurer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “adventurer”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.