Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who explores caves chiefly as a hobby; a caver.
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- noun One who explores
caves ; one whospelunks .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who explores caves
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The term "spelunker" was abandoned sometime in the late 1950s.
Kaguya Discovers a Lava Tube on the Moon | Universe Today 2009
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Among serious cavers, "spelunker" has come to mean "person who goes underground without the proper equipment or training".
Boing Boing: September 24, 2006 - September 30, 2006 Archives 2006
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Never, ever, have I heard anyone speak of himself as a "spelunker," and the thought that someone might be about to spelunk is droll.
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My husband called the cat spelunker, saying, What do you think, little spelunker?
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Carl, a reckless billionaire adventurer, has financed an expedition by an expert spelunker and diver named Frank McGuire Richard Roxburgh, to chart the unexplored portions of Esa'ala and discover a previously uncharted route through Esa'ala and back to the ocean coast.
Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Sanctum Marshall Fine 2011
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LOL you are nothing more then a anal spelunker. and it looks like while Shara was in the green room the make-up person must have printed the wrong answers to the softball questions on her palm.
Think Progress » MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Mocks Sarah Palin By Writing ‘Cheat Sheet’ On Her Hand 2010
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The $20 ticket also includes a tour of the tunnel, and a civic history lesson, from " urban spelunker " Bob Diamond.
Love, Loss ... and Spain Steve Dollar 2010
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Michoacán's topography is ideal for the professional and amateur spelunker.
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Michoacán's topography is ideal for the professional and amateur spelunker.
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Cardinals and doves develop their melody progressively caught in beat/heart echoes, as with spelunker canaries fluting noxious gas
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