discoverer

American  

[dih-skuhv-er-er] / dɪˈskʌv ər ər /

noun

discoverers plural

1. a person who discovers.

2. (initial capital letter) one of an early series of polar-orbiting reconnaissance satellites.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• prediscoverer
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• discoverers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of discoverer

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

Example Sentences

Some audience members may be surprised to discover real marital tension between Mr and Mrs Darling.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2013

It is when we touch this phase of the syndicalist movement that we begin to discover real bitterness.

From Violence and the Labor Movement by Hunter, Robert

Bolívar knew well how to discover real qualifications even in the hearts of his enemies, and he availed himself of this opportunity to establish strong bonds of friendship between himself and his former foe.

From Simon Bolivar, the Liberator by Sherwell, Guillermo A.

You served me well, Olinto," I replied, "and when I discover real sterling honesty I endeavor to appreciate it.

From The Czar's Spy The Mystery of a Silent Love by Le Queux, William

We can discover real gentlemen at sea as well as on shore.

From A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. by Waterhouse, Benjamin

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