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circumnavigator

UK/sə:kəm'nævəgeitə/US/sә:kәmnævi'geitә/
C2

Definitions

n.

A person who travels all the way around something, especially the world.

环球航行者;绕行者。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
circum-around
+
navigship, sail
+
-atorone who does, agent
=circumnavigator

circumnavigate + -or (agent) = one who circumnavigates — a person who sails or travels all the way around the world.

Root nav still carries 17 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.famous circumnavigator著名的环球航海家
  • 2.solo circumnavigator单人环球航行者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Magellan is remembered as a pioneering circumnavigator.

  • 2.

    The solo circumnavigator returned home after 200 days at sea.

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