adventurer
nounmasculine/ɐvẽˈtɐjɾu/medium
a·ven·tu·rei·ro
Definitions
1A person who seeks or engages in adventures, risky travels, or dangerous enterprises.
The adventurer crossed the jungle alone.
The adventurers of the 15th century set out to discover new worlds.
Common collocations
spirit of an adventurerlife of an adventurer
2A person who acts recklessly, riskily, or unscrupulously, often in search of easy profit.
He was an unprincipled adventurer, always looking for a quick scheme.
Politics was full of adventurers.
Common collocations
political adventurer
Etymology
Do latim 'adventurarius', de 'adventura' (aventura).