different between voyager vs explorer

English

Etymology

From voyage +? -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

voyager (plural voyagers)

1. A person who voyages, traveller, a person who explores new lands and worlds.

Synonyms

• traveller

Related terms

• voyage
• voyageur

Translations

French

Etymology

From voyage +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vwa.ja.?e/

Verb

voyager

1. to travel, to voyage

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written voyage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms

• machine à voyager dans le temps
• voyageur

Further reading

• “voyager” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

explore +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?spl????(?)/
• Rhymes: -????(?)

Noun

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.

Related terms

• exploration
• explorative
• exploratory

Translations

See also

• ranger
• scout

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expl?r?re, expl?r?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.spl?.?e/

Verb

explorer

1. to explore

Conjugation

Derived terms

• explorateur, exploratrice
• exploration
• machine à explorer le temps

Further reading

• “explorer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

expl?rer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of expl?r?

Middle French

Etymology

Latin expl?r?

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.