Middle English Dictionary Entry
explō̆rātǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | explō̆rātǒur n. |
| Etymology | L explōrātōr-em. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A scout or spy.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Lydg.SSecr.Ctn.(Sln 2464)2452 : There watrys destroye or ellys envemyne..haue explotourys [read: exploratourys] Them [the enemy] to be-traye be sum Sotil Engyne.
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)82 : Two exploratours hadde this figuracionne That broght the grape clustre [Christ] to desert fro the land of promissionne.