codiscoverer

American  

[koh-di-skuhv-er-er] / ˌkoʊ dɪˈskʌv ər ər /

noun

1. one of two or more joint discoverers.

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Etymology

Origin of codiscoverer

First recorded in 1870–75; co- + discoverer

Example Sentences

The discrepancy was first pointed out in 1859 by Urbain Le Verrier, the codiscoverer of Neptune.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Integral notation goes back to the late seventeenth century and is one of the contributions of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who is often considered to be the codiscoverer of calculus, along with Isaac Newton.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

But last week, Glenn T. Seaborg, codiscoverer of plutonium, and leading chemist of the Manhattan Project, released a gob of it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fred Murphy—the codiscoverer of Ebola virus, the C.D.C. official whom General Russell had called—sat at the table beside another official from the C.D.C.,

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The meeting began with Peter Jahrling, the codiscoverer of the strain that burned in the monkeys.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston