Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urban explorer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: ur-ban -ex-plor-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who explores restricted urban areas such as abandonments, tunnels, roofs, construction sites, etc. Certain non-urban sites can also count, such as mines, quarries, and grain/missile silos.

Example Sentences

"Ms. Passer, the friend of Ms Timofeyeva, said that she could understand why “somebody who has never heard of urban explorers would be suspicious” when Russians armed with cameras and drones got caught sneaking into a military site."

Inflected Forms

urban explorers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

urbex

Questions

What does urban explorer mean?: A person who explores restricted urban areas such as abandonments, tunnels, roofs, construction sites, etc. Certain non-urban sites can also count, such as mines, quarries, and grain/missile silos.

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