explorationist

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noun

A person employed to locate new sources of petroleum or other naturally-occurring resource.

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Meanings

nounexplorationist (plural explorationists)

plural explorationists

  1. A person employed to locate new sources of petroleum or other naturally-occurring resource.

Origin

From exploration + -ist.

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APA

explorationist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explorationist

MLA

“explorationist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explorationist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “explorationist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explorationist.

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