Meaning

4 senses
  1. One who explores something

  2. A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.

    Forscher, Forscherin, Entdecker

    иссле́довательisslédovatelʹ, иссле́довательницаisslédovatelʹnica, иссле́довательisslédovatelʹ

  3. Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.

    зондzond

  4. A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.

    проводникprovodnik

More definitions
  • someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
  • a commercial browser developed by Microsoft

Examples

52 sentences
  1. Early explorers used the stars for navigation.

    ruРанние исследователи использовали звёзды для навигации.

    deDie ersten Entdecker richteten sich bei der Navigation nach den Sternen.

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  2. The explorers discovered a skeleton in the cave.

    ruИсследователи обнаружили в пещере скелет.

    deDie Forscher entdeckten ein Skelett in der Höhle.

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  3. Tom is an explorer and an archaeologist.

    ruТом - исследователь и археолог.

    deTom ist Entdecker und Ärchäologe.

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  4. Tom is an explorer.

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  5. The explorers finally reached their goal.

    Дослідники зрештою досягли своєї мети.

    ruИсследователи наконец достигли своей цели.

    deDie Entdecker erreichten endlich ihr Ziel.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
person who explores:
any of various tools in dentistry:
computing, graphic user interface:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
person who explores:
person who by expedition seeks new information:

Forms

plural: explorers
Singularexplorer
Pluralexplorers

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose):adventurer
  • a commercial browser developed by Microsoft:Internet ExplorerIE

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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