discoverer

[ dih-skuhv-er-er ]

/ dɪˈskʌv ər ər /

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noun

a person who discovers.

(initial capital letter)U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of polar-orbiting reconnaissance satellites.

Origin of discoverer

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French descovreur.See discover, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM discoverer

pre·dis·cov·er·er, noun

Words nearby discoverer

discourse analysis, discourteous, discourtesy, discover, discovered check, discoverer, discoverist, discovert, discoverture, discovery, Discovery Bay

Example sentences from the Web for discoverer

I felt like the discoverer of a new world already fully inhabited and thriving but totally unknown to the rest of us.
How a Doctor Came to Believe in Medical Marijuana|Daniela Drake|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The sense of randomness is often emphasized: the discoverer—likely some hardworking editor—merely stumbled upon greatness.
Lost Masterpieces|Jacob Silverman|August 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Now that we've met him I feel that life without the discoverer would not be worth living.
Pee-Wee Harris Adrift|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The discoverer of a planet has a right to name it, so Herschel called it Georgium Sidus, after the king.
History of Astronomy|George Forbes

The character of these rivers had been described to me by Commissioner Mitchell, the discoverer thereof.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia|Thomas Mitchell
He is not a discoverer of great principles, but is professionally skillful and accomplished, and eminently practical.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
The result was obtained by the discoverer in three weeks after he first heard of the existence of the difficulty.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)|Augustus de Morgan