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Webster 1913 Edition


Explorer

Ex-plor′er

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Noun.
One who explores; also, an apparatus with which one explores, as a diving bell.

Definition 2024


explorer

explorer

English

Noun

One end of a dental explorer.

explorer (plural explorers)

  1. One who explores something
  2. A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
  3. Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
  4. (computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
    • 2007, Mark Minasi, John Paul Mueller, Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise
      For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.

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French

Etymology

Latin explōrō

Pronunciation

Verb

explorer

  1. to explore

Conjugation

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Latin

Verb

explōrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of explōrō

Middle French

Etymology

Latin explōrō

Verb

explorer

  1. to explore

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.