English Explanatory Dictionary

spelunker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who explores caves; one who spelunks.
  2. An amateur or inadequately prepared caver.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-spelunker.wav

Word forms

spelunker spelunkers

Etymology

From then-obsolete spelunk (noun) + -er. Coined by New England cave explorer Roger Charles Johnson in the 1930s.

Synonyms

caver potholer

Derived words

spelunk spelunking
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