ontdekkingsreiziger

Definitions of ontdekkingsreiziger
  1. noun
    someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
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    Columbus
    Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
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    conquistador, usurpator, veroveraar
    an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
    duiker, kikvorsman
    someone who works underwater
    holenkundige, speleoloog
    a person who explores caves
    diepzeeduiker
    a diver in the deeper parts of the sea
    parelduiker, parelvisser
    a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls
    sportduiker
    an underwater diver who uses scuba gear
    type of:
    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  2. noun
    someone who is the first to observe something
    synonyms: observatievliegtuig, ontdekker, verkenningsvliegtuig, vinder
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    type of:
    bijzitter, observant, observator, observatorium, sterrenwacht, waarnemer
    a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
  3. noun
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
    synonyms: ontdekker, uitvinder, vinder
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    types:
    octrooihouder, patenthouder
    the inventor to whom a patent is issued
    type of:
    maker, producent, schepper, vervaardiger
    a person who grows or makes or invents things
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