adventurer

Definition of Adventurer in English :

1. adventurer, venturer

a person who enjoys taking risks

2. adventurer, explorer

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Adventurer

noun

1.

a person who seeks adventure, esp one who seeks success or money through daring exploits

2.

a person who seeks money or power by unscrupulous means

3.

a speculator

noun

1.

a person who has or likes to have adventures

2.

soldier of fortune (sense 1)

3.

a financial speculator

4.

a person who seeks to become rich, powerful, etc. by dubious schemes

n.

1. One that seeks adventure.

2. A soldier of fortune.

3. A heavy speculator in stocks, business, or trade.

4. One that attempts to gain wealth and social position unscrupulously.