discoverer
/dɪˈskʌvəɹəɹ/
discoverer noun: one who discovers: a person who has discovered something.
Noun
discoverer (plural discoverers)
- One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.
- [W]hen the flowꝛes there haue been ſufficiently wꝛought, they [bees] ſend abꝛoade their diſcouerers to finde out moꝛe foode.1577, Conradus Heresbachius [i.e., Konrad Heresbach], translated by Barnabe Googe, “The fourth Booke, entreatyng of Poultry, Foule, Fishe, and Bees”, in Foure Bookes of Husbandry, […], London: […]...
- The ſpecies of elaſtic fluid, which its great diſcoverer, Dr. Prieſtley, denominated the dephlogiſticated nitrous air, and others have ſince called gazeous oxyd of azot, is in general not unknown to chemiſts, though they are unacquainted with its compoſition, its moſt extraordinary effects, and...1799, Robert John Thornton, chapter XXIII, in The Philosophy of Medicine: Or, Medical Extracts on the Nature of Health and Disease, Including the Laws of the Animal Œconomy, and the Doctrines of...
discoverer meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Malayalam and Arabic
discoverer in Marathi
- discoverer
- संशोधक sauśodhak
discoverer in Urdu
- one who discovers
- کاشف kāśif
discoverer in Malayalam
- കണ്ടുപിടിത്തക്കാരൻ, കണ്ടുപിടിച്ചവൻ, ആദ്യമായി കണ്ടെത്തിയവൻ
discoverer in Arabic
- one who discovers
- مُكْتَشِف muktašif
More languagesFewer languages
- discoverer in Persian
- کاشف kâšef
Examples of discoverer in a sentence
- The ſpecies of elaſtic fluid, which its great diſcoverer, Dr.1799, Robert John Thornton, chapter XXIII, in The Philosophy of Medicine: Or, Medical Extracts on the Nature of Health and Disease...
- [M]any of the most successful discoverers of metallic wealth have been entirely ignorant of the methods by which a great mine should be opened, developed, and worked.1898, Charles A. Bramble, “Prospecting”, in The A B C of Mining[:] A Handbook for Prospectors […] , Chicago; New York: Rand, McNally &...
- But this was subterfuge to defeat the curiosity of a chance discoverer.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 30:
Synonyms of discoverer
Forms of discoverer
| plural | discoverers |
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Origin of discoverer
From Middle English discoverour, dyscowerer, partly from Middle French descouvreur and partly equivalent to discover + -er.
Words formed from discoverer
- codiscoverer
- Discoverers' Day
Questions about discoverer
- What does discoverer mean?
- Discoverer means one who discovers: a person who has discovered something.
- What is discoverer in Marathi?
- Discoverer in Marathi is संशोधक (sauśodhak). See Discoverer meaning in Marathi.
- How do you use discoverer in a sentence?
- The ſpecies of elaſtic fluid, which its great diſcoverer, Dr.
- What part of speech is discoverer?
- Discoverer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce discoverer?
- Discoverer is pronounced /dɪˈskʌvəɹəɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of discoverer?
- The plural of discoverer is discoverers.
Words near discoverer in the dictionary
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