A cave explorer is a Spelunker. NO: a caver.
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This has come back round. so with new knowledge I am re-writing my answer to explain why "No".
The word "spelunker" was coined by an American caving club in the 1940s (according to an entry on Wikipedia which I believe to have been written by a caver in the US), from Greek and Latin words for cave. It was used happily until the 1960s, but only in the US, then American cavers themselves started to see and use it as a derogatory term for ill-equipped would-be cavers.
Apparently some US cavers even wore T-shirts with slogans like "Cavers rescue spleunkers" - rather forgetting that they, the wearers, were beginners themselves once!
The proper term is "caver" - whether exploring caves or simply visiting known ones - or "speleologist" if studying the caves and their contents scientifically. Even then the individual is more likely to referred to him/her-self as a "caver" and leave the word "speleology" to name the cave sciences in general.
A person who explores caves is called a spelunker, caver, or potholer. They typically have knowledge of caving techniques, safety procedures, and the ability to navigate underground spaces.
A person who explores caves is called a spelunker or a caver.
A person who explores sea caves is typically called a cave diver or a spelunker. These individuals are trained in underwater diving techniques and often use specialized equipment to navigate through the dark and intricate passageways of sea caves.
A CAVER - as simple as that, throughout the English-speaking caving world. Someone who studies caves and their contents scientifically is a Speleologist - though he or she is still a caver because you have to be able to negotiate caves in order to study them!
Not quite sure what you had in mind but someone who searches for, and explores,caves is a Caver - as simple as that. The technical term for one who studies caves and their contents scientifically is "Speleologist".
A Caver. One who studies caves & their contents scientifically is a Speleologist - though many still call themselves cavers out of modesty, and use "speleology" to describe the science! Some Answer-ers would reply "spelunker" - a word I have never seen in caving literature. From Wikipedia at least, although the word was coined from a mixture of Latin and Greek by an American caving club in the 1940s, but not adopted outside of the US, it started to become derogatory in the 1960s, according to American cavers.
Someone who explores caves is called a spelunker. But that is 9 letters. Are you sure you are limited to 7 letters?Maybe your answer is spelunk.As in "Dave is going to spelunk today".
Not quite sure what you had in mind but someone who searches for, and explores,caves is a Caver - as simple as that. The technical term for one who studies caves and their contents scientifically is "Speleologist".
He or she explores caves.
A CAVER - as simple as that, throughout the English-speaking caving world. Someone who studies caves and their contents scientifically is a Speleologist - though he or she is still a caver because you have to be able to negotiate caves in order to study them!
An astronomer.
Prospector .
The person is called an explorer. The word means a person who explores an unfamiliar area.
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The study of caves is called speleology. Speleologists study the physical characteristics, formation, and geological context of caves, as well as the flora and fauna that inhabit them.
A synonym for this would be spelunker. A spelunker is one who explores caves.
what are writing found in caves called?
Scientists who study caves are called speleologists