caver

[ key-ver ]

noun

1. a person who studies or explores caves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of caver¹

First recorded in 1645–55; cave + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Instagram photo seekers are "killing" special places, says a caver, after volunteers hauled piles of rubbish out of a 19th Century mine filled with dumped cars.

From BBC

But in 2004, Benn met Gulley—an accomplished caver—through a mutual friend.

From National Geographic

An out-of-the-blue email from local caver and study co-author Eric Richards offered an unexpected method of time travel: repelling hundreds of feet down into Utah's caves to find what may have fallen in -- and when.

From Science Daily

With no direct communication to the ill caver, the rescue team feared they might not reach him in time.

From National Geographic

On Monday evening—nine days after the call for help was issued—American caver Mark Dickey, who fell seriously ill 3,400 feet deep inside a cave in Turkey, was successfully rescued.

From National Geographic