explorers
Seekers of unknown
Explorers is the plural of explorer—people who travel to unfamiliar places to discover or investigate.
The word applies both to historical figures who mapped unknown territories the Spanish explorers of the Americas and to anyone venturing into uncharted areas, whether physical, intellectual, or creative: explorers of the deep sea, explorers of consciousness.
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- expansionIncrease in scope
outpost · homestead · trailblazers · uncharted · new world · colonization · westward · Oregon Trail
Ohio's seat of government
- ShackletonPolar expedition commander
- LivingstoneVictorian-era African explorer
- DrakeAdult male duck
- HudsonMajor northeastern river
Magellan · Amundsen · Erikson · Cabot · Cortés · Pizarro · Balboa · Herodotus
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- chartsVisual data displays
longitude · latitude · wayfinding · celestial · chronometer · quadrant · bearing · course
Organized exploratory journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- trekArduous overland journey
journey · excursion · intrepid · fearless · daring · bold · courageous · undaunted
Crew of spacecraft
- cosmonautsRussian space travelers
- ArmstrongSurname meaning powerful limb
- GagarinFirst human in orbit
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
spacecraft · moon landing · Mars rover · orbit · mission · spacewalk · shuttle · rocket
Systematic fact-finding effort
- specimenIndividual for examination
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- field notesDocumentation from fieldwork
- naturalistStudent of nature
Darwin · Humboldt · archaeology · excavation · anthropology · biology · geology · cataloging
pioneers
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
expansion · outpost · homestead · trailblazers · uncharted · new world · colonization · westward · Oregon Trail · frontiersman
Columbus
Ohio's seat of government
- ShackletonPolar expedition commander
- LivingstoneVictorian-era African explorer
- DrakeAdult male duck
Magellan · Amundsen · Hudson · Erikson · Cabot · Cortés · Pizarro · Balboa · Herodotus · Burton
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
charts · longitude · latitude · wayfinding · celestial · chronometer · quadrant · bearing · course · orienteering
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
trek · journey · excursion · intrepid · fearless · daring · bold · courageous · undaunted · perilous
astronauts
Crew of spacecraft
- cosmonautsRussian space travelers
- ArmstrongSurname meaning powerful limb
- GagarinFirst human in orbit
NASA · spacecraft · moon landing · Mars rover · orbit · mission · spacewalk · shuttle · rocket · interplanetary
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- specimenIndividual for examination
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- field notesDocumentation from fieldwork
naturalist · Darwin · Humboldt · archaeology · excavation · anthropology · biology · geology · cataloging · observation
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- social studiescivics, social studies, maps, economics, community
- maritime historysailors, ships, seamen, sailing ships, celestial navigation
- VikingsViking, longships, longship, raiding, Norse settlers
- Westward ExpansionOregon Trail, Lewis and Clark, covered wagons, pioneers, frontier
explorershomebodies
People preferring domestic life
natives · indigenous peoples · settlers · shut-ins · hermits
explorershomebodies
People preferring domestic life
conservatives · traditionalists · stick-in-the-muds · creatures of habit · followers
- British explorersUK nationals who discovered lands
- Dora the Explorer
- Internet ExplorerMicrosoft's legacy web browser
- polar explorerOne who ventures poleward
- early explorersFirst to venture somewhere
- file explorerProgram for navigating directories
explore, explorer, explored, unexplored, explores, reexplore