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Adventurer

One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Adventuress 76% connected

A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.

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Argonaut 76% connected

Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.

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Cowboy 76% connected

A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United Stat…

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Daredevil 76% connected

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Diver 76% connected

One who, or that which, dives.

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Gambler 76% connected

One who gambles.

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Harum-scarum 76% connected

Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless.

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Hotspur 76% connected

A rash, hot-headed man.

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Lunatic 76% connected

Affected by lunacy; insane; mad.

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Madcap 76% connected

Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements.

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Mercenary 76% connected

Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.

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Mountaineer 76% connected

An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.

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Navigator 76% connected

One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches th…

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Plunger 76% connected

One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.

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Speculator 76% connected

One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.

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Swashbuckler 76% connected

A bully or braggadocio; a swaggering, boastful fellow; a swaggerer.

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Adventure 74% connected

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

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Adventure 74% connected

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

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Explore 74% connected

To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for.

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Explore 74% connected

To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for.

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Gamble 74% connected

To play or game for money or other stake.

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Gamble 74% connected

To play or game for money or other stake.

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Venture 74% connected

An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.

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Venture 74% connected

An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.

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Explorer 92% connected

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

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Venturer 92% connected

One who ventures, or puts to hazard; an adventurer.

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