Meaning

5 senses
  1. One who enjoys adventures.

    Abenteurer, Abenteurerin

    авантюри́стavantjuríst, иска́тель приключе́нийiskátelʹ priključénij, иска́тельница приключе́нийiskátelʹnica priključénij

    авантюри́стavantjurýst, авантюри́сткаavantjurýstka, шука́ч приго́дšukáč pryhód

    a person who enjoys taking risks

  2. A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.

  3. A soldier of fortune, a speculator.

  4. A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.

  5. A player of adventure games or text adventures.

    Thronbewerber, Thronbewerberin

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Tom is an adventurer.

  2. Tom was an adventurer.

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  3. I am an adventurer each day.

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  4. Tom is a fun-loving adventurer.

    deTom ist ein Kurzweil liebender Abenteurer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. The adventurers were promised untold wealth and glory.

    ruИскателям приключений были обещаны несметные богатства и слава. — Balamax

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one who enjoys adventures:
Русский
By meaning 1
one who enjoys adventures:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who enjoys adventures:
social pretender on the lookout for advancement:

Forms

plural: adventurers
Singularadventurer
Pluraladventurers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
soldier of fortune:mercenaryC2
one who enjoys adventures:man of action
Close in meaning
  • a person who enjoys taking risks:venturer
  • someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose):explorer

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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