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spelunker
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun spelunker has 1 sense
- spelunker(n = noun.person) potholer, spelaeologist, speleologist - a person who explores caves; Array is a kind of adventurer, explorer
Derived form verb spelunk1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spelunker, n. US a person who explores caves, esp. as a hobby.
Derivative
spelunking n.
Etymology
obs. spelunk cave f. L spelunca
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