ex‧plo‧rer /ɪkˈsplɔːrə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: exploration, explorer; adjective: exploratory, unexplored; verb: explore]
someone who travels through an unknown area to find out about it

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explorer
noun
ADJ. great the great British explorers of the sixteenth century
intrepid | Antarctic, Arctic, polar

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travel to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart:
We travelled to Russia by train.
I love to travel.
go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel:
We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year.
He’s gone to London on business.
It’s quicker to go by plane.
commute to travel to work or school:
She commutes to work by bicycle.
cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean:
The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
tour to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday:
They’re touring Europe by coach.
go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities:
They went trekking in the mountains.
She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack:
He went backpacking in Australia.
roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time:
When he was young, he roamed from one country to another.
The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
journey literary to travel, especially a long distance:
He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.
traveller British English, traveler American English someone who is travelling a long distance:
Weary travellers waited at the airport.
My aunt was a great traveller. (=she travelled a lot).
tourist someone who is travelling somewhere for a holiday:
During the summer, over a million tourists visit the island each year.
passenger someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, ship etc but not driving it or working on it:
The driver and two passengers were killed in the crash.
commuter someone who travels to work every day:
commuters on the train to London
backpacker someone who travels to a lot of different places, carrying their clothes etc in a rucksack:
The hostels are great for backpackers.
explorer someone who travels to places that people have not visited before:
Potatoes were brought to England by explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
air travel
There has been a major increase in air travel during the last twenty years.
rail travel
The measures were introduced to make rail travel safer.
bus/coach/car etc travel
The price is £98, inclusive of coach travel.
foreign/international/overseas travel
The job offers opportunities for foreign travel.
long-distance travel
Long-distance travel is becoming much more common these days.
business travel
Business travel often took him away from his family.
space travel
Large rockets are used for space travel and exploration.
the travel industry
The storms have had a huge effect on the country's travel industry.
travel arrangements
I still have to make all the travel arrangements.
travel expenses/costs
They offered to pay my travel expenses.
travel insurance
You are strongly advised to take out travel insurance.
a travel book/guide
Kyushu looks so lovely in the travel books.
a travel writer
an award-winning travel writer
a form/mode/method/means of travel
I find the train a more comfortable mode of travel.

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