adventurer

Example Sentences

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And he was very much an adventurer, right?

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

The scheme was thought up by adventurer and financier William Paterson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Popular images, such as the fearless adventurer, powerful fighter and skilled seafarer, have become familiar.

From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025

Tomb Raider is based on the computer game about the famous fictional adventurer and archaeologist Lara Croft, previously portayed on the big screen by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Here the adventurer and king sat down; then carefully Penelope began: “Friend, let me ask you first of all: who are you, where do you come from, of what nation and parents were you born?”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer