discoverer

 [dih-skuhv-er-er]  

dis·cov·er·er

   [dih-skuhv-er-er]
noun
1.
a person who discovers.
2.
(initial capital letter) U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of polar-orbiting reconnaissance satellites.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French descovreur. See discover, er1

Related forms
pre·dis·cov·er·er, noun
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discover (dɪˈskʌvə)
 
—vb
1.  to be the first to find or find out about: Fleming discovered penicillin
2.  to learn about or encounter for the first time; realize: she discovered the pleasures of wine
3.  to find after study or search: I discovered a leak in the tank
4.  to reveal or make known
 
dis'coverable
 
—adj
 
dis'coverer
 
—n

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