explorer

English

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Etymology

to explore + -er.

Noun

One end of a dental explorer.

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.
   • 2007, Mark Minasi, John Paul Mueller, Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise

     For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.

Related terms

• exploration
• explorative
• exploratory

Translations

person who explores

Czech: průzkumník (cs) m. Dutch: verkenner m. French: explorateur (fr) m., exploratrice (fr) f.

Spanish: explorador (es) m. Welsh: exploraste (cy) f.

person who by expedition seeks new information

Dutch: ontdekker, ontdekkingsreiziger m. Esperanto: esploristo (eo)

French: explorateur (fr) m., exploratrice (fr) f.

any of various tools in dentistry

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Arabic: رَحّلة Czech: průzkumník m. Esperanto: eksplorilo, eksploristo Finnish: tutkimusmatkailija Interlingua: explorator m., exploratrice f.

Japanese: 探検家 (たんけんか, tankenka) Polish: odkrywca m. Portuguese: explorador m., exploradora f. Romanian: explorator m., exploratoare f. Indonesian: penyelidik, peneliti, penjelajah (?) Spanish: explorador

See also

• ranger
• scout

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French

Etymology

Latin explōrō

Pronunciation

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Verb

explorer

1. to explore

Conjugation

   Conjugation of explorer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		explorer			avoir exploré
gerund		en explorant			en ayant exploré
present participle		explorant
past participle		exploré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	explore	explores	explore	explorons	explorez	explorent
	imperfect	explorais	explorais	explorait	explorions	exploriez	exploraient
	past historic1	explorai	exploras	explora	explorâmes	explorâtes	explorèrent
	future	explorerai	exploreras	explorera	explorerons	explorerez	exploreront
	conditional	explorerais	explorerais	explorerait	explorerions	exploreriez	exploreraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	explore	explores	explore	explorions	exploriez	explorent
	imperfect1	explorasse	explorasses	explorât	explorassions	explorassiez	explorassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	explore	—	explorons	explorez	—
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Derived terms

• explorateur, exploratrice
• exploration

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Latin

Verb

explōrer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of explōrō

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Middle French

Etymology

Latin explōrō

Verb

explorer

1. to explore

Conjugation

   Conjugation of explorer

		simple			compound
infinitive		explorer			avoir exploré
gerund		en explorant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		explorant
past participle		exploré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je	tu	il	nous	vous	ils, elles
simple tenses	present	explore	explores	explore	explorons	explorez	explorent
	imperfect	explorois, exploroys	explorois, exploroys	exploroit, exploroyt	explorions, exploryons	exploriez, exploryez	exploroient, exploroyent
	past historic	explora	exploras	explora	explorasmes	explorastes	explorerent
	future	explorerai, exploreray	exploreras	explorera	explorerons	explorerez	exploreront
	conditional	explorerois, exploreroys	explorerois, exploreroys	exploreroit, exploreroyt	explorerions, exploreryons	exploreriez, exploreryez	exploreroient, exploreroyent
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ils, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	explore	explores	explore	explorons	explorez	explorent
	imperfect	explorasse	explorasses	explorast	explorassions	explorassiez	explorassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	explore	—	explorons	explorez	—