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discoverer

/dɪˈskʌvəɹəɹ/ noun

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In Latin: repertor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about discoverer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Someone who is the first to think of or make something.
  2. Someone who is the first to observe something.

Origin

From Middle English discoverour, dyscowerer, partly from Middle French descouvreur and partly equivalent to discover + -er.

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