Adventurous vs. Adventurer

Adventurousadjective

Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.

Adventurernoun

One who enjoys adventures.

Adventurousadjective

Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash.

Adventurernoun

A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.

Adventurousadjective

Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; - applied to persons.

‘Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve.’;

Adventurernoun

A soldier of fortune, a speculator.

Adventurousadjective

Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; - applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song.

Adventurernoun

A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means

Adventurousadjective

willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises;

‘adventurous pioneers’; ‘the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy’;

Adventurernoun

(video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.

Adventurousadjective

willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences

‘an adventurous traveller’;

Adventurernoun

One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.

Adventurousadjective

involving new ideas or methods

‘they wanted more adventurous meals’;

Adventurernoun

A social pretender on the lookout for advancement.

Adventurousadjective

full of excitement

‘my life couldn't be more adventurous’;

Adventurernoun

a person who enjoys taking risks

Adventurernoun

someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)