discoverer

[ dih-skuhv-er-er ]

noun

1. a person who discovers.
2. (initial capital letter) U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of polar-orbiting reconnaissance satellites.

Other Words From

• predis·cover·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of discoverer¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French descovreur. See discover, -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

“It became clear that the name could be stigmatizing to Alaska,” says Joseph McLaughlin, Alaska’s state epidemiologist and one of the virus’ discoverers.

From Science Magazine

Members of her species didn’t take their first upright steps in open savanna grasslands, as her discoverers thought, but walked first in a grassy woodland with deciduous trees.

From Science Magazine

Famous for detecting the “cool” sensation of menthol, it also detects cold temperatures and helped earn its discoverers the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2021.

From Science Magazine

Then there is one final problem for the discoverer of a giant new successful drug.

From BBC

“At the time, the discoverer and collectors did not realize there were prey items preserved inside its stomach,” Zelenitsky says.

From National Geographic

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