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discoverer
American
[dih-skuhv-er-er]
/ dɪˈskʌv ər ər /
noun
discoverers
plural
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a person who discovers.
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(initial capital letter) one of an early series of polar-orbiting reconnaissance satellites.
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Origin of discoverer
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French descovreur. See discover, -er 1 ( def. )
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