discerner

American  

[dih-sur-ner, -zur-] / dɪˈsɜr nər, -ˈzɜr- /

noun

1. a person who perceives or detects something.

   As leaders in the school, we have to be critical discerners of the things brought to our attention.

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Etymology

Origin of discerner

discern ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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discerner

A keen discerner will often detect, in such characters, qualities which are not always connected with the rattling tongue Of saucy and audacious eloquence.

From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by Hannah More

It is disclosed to the eye behind the eye, to the heart which is the true discerner.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay

He spoke, not as a lover of a certain social and political system, but as a discerner of spirits.

From A Hero and Some Other Folks by William A. (William Alfred) Quayle

Had Hannah been a discerner of spirits to recognize the soul in that miserable little baby-body!

From Ishmael Or, In the Depths by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

That which ye desire should be hastened, is not in my power; judgment belongeth only unto GOD; he will determine the truth; and he is the best discerner.

From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by George Sale