Marco Polo /ˈmɑɹkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/ noun2 •A hunting game—usually played in a swimming pool—where the seeker moves with closed eyes or blindfolded, finding the other players by calling "Marco" and reacting to the other players' replies of "Polo". •A renowned traveler.Ibn Battuta has inevitably been compared with him and has usually taken second prize as "the Marco Polo of the Muslim world" or "the Marco Polo of the tropics" — 2004 formsMarco Polos