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SPELUNKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spelunker mean?
• SPELUNKER (noun)
The noun SPELUNKER has 1 sense:
1. a person who explores caves
Familiarity information: SPELUNKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who explores caves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
potholer; spelaeologist; speleologist; spelunker
Hypernyms ("spelunker" is a kind of...):
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
Derivation:
spelunk (explore natural caves)
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