38
adventurer(noun, traveler, person, watch, guard)
32
pioneer(noun, person, search, first, trailblazer)
31
discoverer(noun, person, search, first, discover)
26
pathfinder(noun, person, point, guide, watch)
21
traveler(noun, person, tramp, vagrant, voyager)
18
investigator(noun, person, discover, search, explore)
18
tracer(noun, activity, person, search, first)
16
path-finder(noun, person, discover, explore, trailblazer)
16
researcher(noun, activity, person, discovery, exploration)
14
scout(noun, person, trailblazer, point, guide)
14
trailblazer(noun, person, point, discover, guide)
14
searcher(noun, person, discover, explore)
12
scholar(noun, person, search, first)
12
watcher(noun, person, search, first)
11
scientist(noun, person, search, expert, first)
11
voyager(noun, person, discover, explore, exploration)
11
explorationist(noun, person, search, first)
11
researchist(noun, person, search, first)
11
world-traveler(noun, activity, person, discovery, exploration)
10
prospector(noun, person, exploration, activity, discovery)
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