spelunker
noun [ C ] US uk/spəˈlʌŋ.kər/ us/spəˈlʌŋ.kɚ/ (UK potholer)
洞穴探查运动员
someone who walks and climbs in caves as a sport
The Chauvet cave is named after the spelunker who discovered it in 1994. 肖维洞穴以 1994 年发现它的探险者命名。
I need one of those head torches that spelunkers wear. 我需要一个洞穴探险者佩戴的头灯。
Synonym: caver
See: spelunking
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- The cave is popular with spelunkers.
- The state has asked cavers and spelunkers to avoid caves which may be bat habitats.
- The spelunkers climbed through rocky tubes 40m underground.