| has gloss | (noun) in earlier times, a person who explored by ship
navigator |
| lexicalization | eng: navigator |
| subclass of | (noun) someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
adventurer, explorer |
| has subclass | (noun) Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)
Juan Ponce de Leon, Ponce de Leon |
| has instance | (noun) Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
Balboa, Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
| has instance | (noun) Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
Behring, Bering, Vitus Behring, Vitus Bering |
| has instance | (noun) Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
Giovanni Cabato, John Cabot, Cabot |
| has instance | (noun) French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
Jacques Cartier, Cartier |
| has instance | (noun) Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
Cristobal Colon, Christopher Columbus, Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo |
| has instance | (noun) English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Cook, Captain James Cook, Captain Cook, James Cook |
| has instance | (noun) Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
Gamma, da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma |
| has instance | (noun) English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
John Davys, Davys, John Davis, Davis |
| has instance | (noun) Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
Diaz, Bartholomeu Diaz, Dias, Bartholomeu Dias |
| has instance | (noun) English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
Sir Francis Drake, Francis Drake, Drake |
| has instance | (noun) English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
Frobisher, Sir Martin Frobisher |
| has instance | (noun) English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
Humphrey Gilbert, Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert |
| has instance | (noun) American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)
Gray, Robert Gray |
| has instance | (noun) English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611)
Hudson, Henry Hudson |
| has instance | (noun) Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Ferdinand Magellan, Magellan, Fernao Magalhaes |
| has instance | (noun) Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
Abel Janszoon Tasman, Tasman, Abel Tasman |
| has instance | (noun) English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)
Vancouver, George Vancouver |
| has instance | (noun) Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)
Giovanni da Verrazano, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Verrazano, Verrazzano |
| has instance | (noun) Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)
Americus Vespucius, Vespucci, Amerigo Vespucci |