exploratorn.

Brit.

/ˈɛkspləˌreɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈɛkspləˌreɪdər/

Forms: late Middle English explotour (transmission error), late Middle English–1600s exploratour, 1500s– explorator.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French explorateur; Latin explōrātor.

Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman exploratour, Middle French explorateur (French explorateur ) scout, spy (14th cent.), person who searches diligently for something (early 15th cent.), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin explōrātor person who searches out, investigator, scout, spy < explōrāt- , past participial stem of explōrāre explore v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Spanish explorador (end of the 15th cent.), Italian esploratore (first half of the 14th cent.). Compare explorer n.In sense 2a after German Explorator (1786 or earlier), itself after Italian filo esploratore (see exploring wire n. at exploring n. Compounds 2). In sense 2b perhaps after French explorateur (1835 as adjective, 1840 or earlier as noun, in this sense). In sense 3 probably after French explorateur (1635 in this sense).

†1.

a. A person employed to collect information, esp. with regard to an enemy, or an enemy's country; a scout; a spy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy

showerOE

spya1325

exploratorc1429

watch1484

inquisitor1580

scout1585

fly1622

otacust1632

evidence1691

lurcher1706

plant1812

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > guide, scout, etc.

waitc1325

runnera1382

scourera1400

exploratorc1429

discovererc1440

waiter?1473

out-spy1488

scurrier1488

aforeridera1525

fore-rider1548

guide?1548

outscourer1548

scout1555

vanquerer1579

outscout1581

outskirrer1625

scouter1642

scoutinger1642

wood-ranger1734

reconnoiterer1752

feeler1834

c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 2497 Two exploratours..Þat broght the grape-clustre to desert fro the lande of promissioune.

c1450 Contin. Lydgate's Secrees (Sloane 2464) l. 2452 Expert in language haue explotourys [read exploratourys]..to knowe alle ther labourys.

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. iii. xiii. f. 34^v/2 Vespasiane..was aduertist be his exploratouris, y^t Caratak..had renewit his army.

1616 T. Gainsford Rich Cabinet f. 68^v Thus did the explorators of the land of Canaan terrifie the Jewes.

1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. III. 370 Thou art the explorator without knowledge, the magistrate without jurisdiction.

1744 J. Evans in J. Evans & P. Dobson Dial. conc. Bishops 3 The Saxon Word Biscop, which we derive from the Greek Episcopos, Speculator, Explorator, a Spy, a Looker-out, a Sentinel, or Watch-man.

1799 T. Reynolds in A. Antoninus Iter Britanniarum 157 Certain unknown Bands of explorators erected the altar at Bremenium, that is, here at Riechester.

1840 J. Hodgson & J. Raine Hist. Northumberland: Pt. II III. x. 313/2 There is a band or troop of explorators belonging to the fourth cohort of the Gauls mentioned on inscriptions at Risingham.

b. figurative. A person who searches diligently for something. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > searcher or seeker

seekerc1330

hunterc1374

searchera1382

explorator1583

questa1616

questanta1616

ferret1629

quester1629

perquisitor1656

questor1887

1583 Ld. Burghley Execution of Iustice sig. E.iv^v These Seminaries, secret wanderers, and explorators in the darke.

1613 P. Simson Short Compend Hist. First Ten Persecutions I. ii. ii. sig. F5 Ierom himselfe, a man most accurate explorator of all antiquities.

1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. xv. 342 Some more worthy Explorator..shall wholly withdrawe that thick Curtain of obscurity, which yet hangs betwixt Natures Laboratory and Us.

1681 H. Hallywell Melampronoea 92 [Satan], this envious Explorator or searcher for faults.

†a. An apparatus for investigating the electrostatic potential of the atmosphere, consisting of a long conducting wire attached to an electrometer. Cf. exploring wire n. at exploring n. Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1831 Encycl. Americana V. 24/1 Explorator, a contrivance, invented by Beccaria,..by which the electricity of the air may be daily observed.

b. Medicine and Surgery. An instrument or device used for exploration of a part of the body; spec. a trochar or cannula. Cf. explorer n. 2c. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other surgical equipment > [noun] > tube or cannula

cannule?a1425

cannula1616

gorgeret1739

gorget1740

tube1803

explorator1844

1844 Guy's Hosp. Rep. 2nd Ser. 2 63 The use of the explorator is of the utmost importance in deciding the diagnosis.

1869 Chem. News 5 Nov. 226/2 (heading) Electrical Explorator.—M. Trouvé... The explorator alluded to is a small instrument destined to detect..any metallic or other objects..which may have penetrated the body or limbs of men and animals.

1886 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Sept. 572/1 After the patient has passed urine, an explorator, with a perforated bougie.., is introduced until the urethral sphincter is reached.

1999 J. B. Lyons Pride of Professors iii. 94 It [sc. empyema] was confirmed by the ‘explorator’ (a very fine trochar and cannula).

†3. A person who explores a place for the purpose of discovery; an explorer; spec. an archaeologist. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > explorer or discoverer

finder1405

explorer1577

Columbus1593

pioneera1817

explorator1836

pathfinder1840

path-cleaver1896

trail-blazer1908

trail-hound1931

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching a place or country for discovery > one who

explorer1577

explorator1836

1836 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 619/1 This circumstance has concealed their [sc. ancient tombs] contents in earlier times, and preserved them to modern explorators.

1844 N. Brit. Rev. 1 145 America has sent forth to the Holy Land its best explorators.

1865 J. A. Browne England's Artillerymen xx. 305 Though their object was unaccomplished, these bold explorators made valuable additions to our knowledge of China and the Chinese.

1868 Jrnl. Agric. 3rd Ser. 4 29 The site had been utterly destroyed for antiquarian purposes; and the explorators were fain to content themselves with examining the remains of a large cairn of stones at the foot of the Muckle Heog.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	explorator
释义	exploratorn. Brit. /ˈɛkspləˌreɪtə/, U.S. /ˈɛkspləˌreɪdər/ Forms: late Middle English explotour (transmission error), late Middle English–1600s exploratour, 1500s– explorator. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French explorateur; Latin explōrātor. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman exploratour, Middle French explorateur (French explorateur ) scout, spy (14th cent.), person who searches diligently for something (early 15th cent.), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin explōrātor person who searches out, investigator, scout, spy < explōrāt- , past participial stem of explōrāre explore v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Spanish explorador (end of the 15th cent.), Italian esploratore (first half of the 14th cent.). Compare explorer n.In sense 2a after German Explorator (1786 or earlier), itself after Italian filo esploratore (see exploring wire n. at exploring n. Compounds 2). In sense 2b perhaps after French explorateur (1835 as adjective, 1840 or earlier as noun, in this sense). In sense 3 probably after French explorateur (1635 in this sense). †1. a. A person employed to collect information, esp. with regard to an enemy, or an enemy's country; a scout; a spy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy showerOE spya1325 exploratorc1429 watch1484 inquisitor1580 scout1585 fly1622 otacust1632 evidence1691 lurcher1706 plant1812 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > guide, scout, etc. waitc1325 runnera1382 scourera1400 exploratorc1429 discovererc1440 waiter?1473 out-spy1488 scurrier1488 aforeridera1525 fore-rider1548 guide?1548 outscourer1548 scout1555 vanquerer1579 outscout1581 outskirrer1625 scouter1642 scoutinger1642 wood-ranger1734 reconnoiterer1752 feeler1834 c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 2497 Two exploratours..Þat broght the grape-clustre to desert fro the lande of promissioune. c1450 Contin. Lydgate's Secrees (Sloane 2464) l. 2452 Expert in language haue explotourys [read exploratourys]..to knowe alle ther labourys. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. iii. xiii. f. 34^v/2 Vespasiane..was aduertist be his exploratouris, y^t Caratak..had renewit his army. 1616 T. Gainsford Rich Cabinet f. 68^v Thus did the explorators of the land of Canaan terrifie the Jewes. 1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. III. 370 Thou art the explorator without knowledge, the magistrate without jurisdiction. 1744 J. Evans in J. Evans & P. Dobson Dial. conc. Bishops 3 The Saxon Word Biscop, which we derive from the Greek Episcopos, Speculator, Explorator, a Spy, a Looker-out, a Sentinel, or Watch-man. 1799 T. Reynolds in A. Antoninus Iter Britanniarum 157 Certain unknown Bands of explorators erected the altar at Bremenium, that is, here at Riechester. 1840 J. Hodgson & J. Raine Hist. Northumberland: Pt. II III. x. 313/2 There is a band or troop of explorators belonging to the fourth cohort of the Gauls mentioned on inscriptions at Risingham. b. figurative. A person who searches diligently for something. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > searcher or seeker seekerc1330 hunterc1374 searchera1382 explorator1583 questa1616 questanta1616 ferret1629 quester1629 perquisitor1656 questor1887 1583 Ld. Burghley Execution of Iustice sig. E.iv^v These Seminaries, secret wanderers, and explorators in the darke. 1613 P. Simson Short Compend Hist. First Ten Persecutions I. ii. ii. sig. F5 Ierom himselfe, a man most accurate explorator of all antiquities. 1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. xv. 342 Some more worthy Explorator..shall wholly withdrawe that thick Curtain of obscurity, which yet hangs betwixt Natures Laboratory and Us. 1681 H. Hallywell Melampronoea 92 [Satan], this envious Explorator or searcher for faults. 2. †a. An apparatus for investigating the electrostatic potential of the atmosphere, consisting of a long conducting wire attached to an electrometer. Cf. exploring wire n. at exploring n. Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1831 Encycl. Americana V. 24/1 Explorator, a contrivance, invented by Beccaria,..by which the electricity of the air may be daily observed. b. Medicine and Surgery. An instrument or device used for exploration of a part of the body; spec. a trochar or cannula. Cf. explorer n. 2c. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other surgical equipment > [noun] > tube or cannula cannule?a1425 cannula1616 gorgeret1739 gorget1740 tube1803 explorator1844 1844 Guy's Hosp. Rep. 2nd Ser. 2 63 The use of the explorator is of the utmost importance in deciding the diagnosis. 1869 Chem. News 5 Nov. 226/2 (heading) Electrical Explorator.—M. Trouvé... The explorator alluded to is a small instrument destined to detect..any metallic or other objects..which may have penetrated the body or limbs of men and animals. 1886 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Sept. 572/1 After the patient has passed urine, an explorator, with a perforated bougie.., is introduced until the urethral sphincter is reached. 1999 J. B. Lyons Pride of Professors iii. 94 It [sc. empyema] was confirmed by the ‘explorator’ (a very fine trochar and cannula). †3. A person who explores a place for the purpose of discovery; an explorer; spec. an archaeologist. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > explorer or discoverer finder1405 explorer1577 Columbus1593 pioneera1817 explorator1836 pathfinder1840 path-cleaver1896 trail-blazer1908 trail-hound1931 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching a place or country for discovery > one who explorer1577 explorator1836 1836 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 619/1 This circumstance has concealed their [sc. ancient tombs] contents in earlier times, and preserved them to modern explorators. 1844 N. Brit. Rev. 1 145 America has sent forth to the Holy Land its best explorators. 1865 J. A. Browne England's Artillerymen xx. 305 Though their object was unaccomplished, these bold explorators made valuable additions to our knowledge of China and the Chinese. 1868 Jrnl. Agric. 3rd Ser. 4 29 The site had been utterly destroyed for antiquarian purposes; and the explorators were fain to content themselves with examining the remains of a large cairn of stones at the foot of the Muckle Heog. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1429
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