出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/03/13 22:44 UTC 版)
From 中期英語 exploratour (“scout or spy”), from Middle French explorateur and its etymon Latin explōrātor.
explorator (plural explorators)
From explōrāre (“to explore, to spy upon, to test”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from ex- (“out”) + plōrāre (“to shout, to cry”), possibly with reference to raising game while hunting by sending out cryers.
Third-declension noun.