different between adventurer vs adventurous

English

Etymology

From adventure +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (US): IPA^(key): /æd?v?n.t??.?/

Noun

adventurer (plural adventurers)

1. One who enjoys adventures.
2. A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
3. A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
4. A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means
5. (video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.
   • 1983, PC Mag (volume 2, number 2, July 1983, page 351)

     Meanwhile, the ranks of adventurers grow, be they manic puzzle-solvers or people like me, who like to look under the Robners' beds just for the hell of it.

   • 1992, Tim Kemp, Microfair Madness (game review in Your Sinclair issue 75, March 1992)

     It's a challenging game for the inexperienced adventurer, and should even give the hardened pros a bit of a run for their money.

Synonyms

• (one who enjoys adventures): man of action
• (soldier of fortune): see Thesaurus:mercenary

Related terms

• adventuress

Translations

Further reading

• adventurer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• adventurer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æd?v?n.t??.?s/

Adjective

adventurous (comparative more adventurous, superlative most adventurous)

1. (of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
2. (of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

Synonyms

• (inclined to adventure): enterprising, daring, dareful, venturesome, on the go, restless,
• (full of hazard): rash, foolhardy, presumptuous, hazardous, venturesome

Antonyms

• (inclined to adventure): nervous
• (full of hazard): safe

Derived terms

• adventurously
• adventurousness

Related terms

• adventure
• adventurer
• adventuresome
• adventurism

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