adventurer

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ADVENT'URER, noun 1. One who hazards, or puts something at risk, as merchant-adventurers. 2. One who seeks occasions of chance, or attempts bold, novel, or extraordinary enterprizes.
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