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A person who explores caves
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spelunker
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. One who explores caves; one who spelunks.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Spelunker may refer to: Spelunker, one who explores wild cave systems Spelunker (video game) , a 1983 platformer video game
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person who explores caves [syn: potholer , speleologist , spelaeologist ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"a cave bug; one who explores caves as a hobby," 1942, agent noun formed from obsolete spelunk "cave, cavern." The verb spelunk "explore caves" and the verbal noun spelunking are attested from 1946 and appear to be back-formations.
Usage examples of spelunker.
Polyeidic magic papers, and so could be said to be a threat only to vulcanologists or ignorant spelunkers, whom a posted guard could easily warn off.
Somehow the ordinarily rational cognitive processes run amuck and exaggerate the dangers, as when beginning spelunkers think the cave will crash down on them or speakers fear the audience will think they are dumb or people avoid revealing their personal opinions and intimate feelings.