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discoveree

discoveree noun: one who is discovered.

Noun

discoveree (plural discoverees)

  1. (rare) One who is discovered.
    • […] only the zeal of some fool friend more concerned for the glory of a discoverer than for the good of the discoveree.1912, Ambrose Bierce, letter to Town Talk no. 1042
    • […] to prove an initial recognition of native sovereignty, to raise awareness, to produce incontrovertible evidence that would return at least a fraction of the much-ballyhooed discovery back to the discoverees.1991, Louise Erdrich, Michael Dorris, The crown of Columbus

Forms of discoveree

pluraldiscoverees

Origin of discoveree

From discover + -ee.

Questions about discoveree

What does discoveree mean?
Discoveree means one who is discovered.
What part of speech is discoveree?
Discoveree is a noun.
What is the plural of discoveree?
The plural of discoveree is discoverees.

Words near discoveree in the dictionary

  1. discovered attack
  2. discovered attacks
  3. discovered check
  4. discovered checks
  5. discoveredst
  6. discoveree
  7. discoverees
  8. discoverer
  9. discoverers
  10. discoverest
  11. discovereth

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