potholer

[ pot-hoh-ler ]

noun

, British.

1. an explorer of caves; spelunker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of potholer¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; pothole + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The limestone cave, with hundreds of vivid charcoal images, was discovered by potholers in 1994 and is now a Unesco World Heritage site.

From BBC

All three potholers had been discovered alive on Saturday morning.

From BBC