Noun

(en noun)

One who adventures; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.

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A soldier of fortune, a speculator.

A social pretender on the lookout for advancement; one who pushes his fortune by equivocal means, as false pretences.

(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.

Noun

(en noun)

Someone who , especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation.

The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.

* Bible, Psalms xlviii. 14

He will be our guide , even unto death.

A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.

A sign that guides people; guidepost.

Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.

A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.

# A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel.

# A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery.

# (printing, dated) A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy being set.

(occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium.

(military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.