DISCOVERER

finder, discoverer, spotter

(noun) someone who is the first to observe something

inventor, discoverer, artificer

(noun) someone who is the first to think of or make something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

discoverer (plural discoverers)

One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.

Synonyms

• repertor (obsolete)

Anagrams

• rediscover, redivorces

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*cov"er*er, n.

1. One who discovers; one who first comes to the knowledge of something; one who discovers an unknown country, or a new principle, truth, or fact. The discoverers and searchers of the land. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. A scout; an explorer. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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