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ex•plor•er



Pronunciation: (ik-splôr'ur, -splōr'-), [key]
—n.
1. a person or thing that explores.
2. a person who investigates unknown regions: the great explorers of the Renaissance.
3. any instrument used in exploring or sounding a wound, a cavity in a tooth, or the like.
4. (cap.) Also called Explor'er Scout". a person between the ages 14 and 20 who is an active participant in the exploring program sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America.
5. (cap.) Aerospace.one of a long series of U.S. scientific satellites: Explorer 1 (1958) was the first U.S. artificial satellite.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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