spelunker

Questions about spelunker

What does spelunker mean?

spelunker means "a person who explores caves".

How many syllables are in spelunker?

spelunker has 3 syllables: spe-lun-ker. The stress falls on "lun". In IPA it is /spəˈlʌŋkɚ/.

What is another word for spelunker?

Close synonyms include potholer, speleologist, spelaeologist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spelunker a common word?

spelunker is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.