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Wander vs Explorer - What's the difference?

wander | explorer |

As nouns the difference between wander and explorer

is that wander is the act or instance of wandering while explorer is one who explores something.

As a verb wander

is (lb) to move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

wander

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (lb) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
  • :
  • *(Bible), (w) xi.37:
  • *:They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.
  • *
  • *:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
  • *
  • *:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
  • (lb) To stray; stray from one's course; err.
  • :
  • *(Bible), (Psalms) cxix.10:
  • *:O, let me not wander from thy commandments.
  • (lb) To commit adultery.
  • (lb) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
  • (lb) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

    • Conjugation

    (en-conj-simple)

    Synonyms

    * (move without purpose) err, roam * (commit adultery) cheat * (go somewhere indirectly) * (lose focus) drift

    Derived terms

    * wander off * wanderer * wanderlust

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or instance of wandering.
    • To go for a wander

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    explorer

    English

    (wikipedia explorer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who explores something
  • A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
  • Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
  • (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

    See also

    * ranger * scout ----