Usage Note
Explorateur denotes someone who explores unknown territories, either physically or figuratively. The feminine form is exploratrice. In modern usage it appears in technology — explorateur de fichiers is the French name for a file browser or 'file explorer' in software. The verb explorer and the noun exploration are both common in scientific and journalistic contexts.
Examples
"L'explorateur a cartographié une région inconnue."
Natural Translation
The explorer mapped an unknown region.
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