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adventurer

[ad-ven-cher-er] / ædˈvɛn tʃər ər /


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The British adventurer makes her acrobatic moves against a background of realistic graphics, complete with her trademark sarcastic quips.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

As for why after 30 years people still want to play as the twin-pistoled adventurer, Michał Kuk, Creative Director at Flying Wild Hog, said it was not just about her athletic ability.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Winthrop made little headway, but Phips—an adventurer whom Mr. Marquis describes as “one of the more colorful and rascally figures of the era”—reached his objective, the city of Quebec.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

A British adventurer has been refused permission to use the Channel Tunnel to complete his 36,000-mile walk around the world.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

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

Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

The game, which tells the story of a group of adventurers on a quest to destroy her, was praised for its emotional narrative and use of old-school, turn-based battles.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026

Relocation agencies say their new clients go far beyond young adventurers on European sojourns or their retiring parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

As I mentioned in Chapter 3, they enabled Cortes and Pizarro, leading only small bands of adventurers, to overthrow the Aztec and Inca Empires.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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