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discoverer

dis·cov·er·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-skuhv-er-er]
    • /dɪˈskʌv ər ər/
    • /dɪˈskʌv.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-skuhv-er-er]
    • /dɪˈskʌv ər ər/

Definitions of discoverer word

  • noun discoverer a person who discovers. 1
  • noun discoverer (initial capital letter) U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of polar-orbiting reconnaissance satellites. 1
  • noun discoverer The first person to find or explore a place. 1
  • noun discoverer explorer 1
  • noun discoverer inventor 1
  • noun discoverer One who discovers; the person who discovered something. 0

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Origin of discoverer

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French descovreur. See discover, -er1

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Parts of speech for Discoverer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

discoverer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

discoverer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for discoverer

noun discoverer

  • creator — The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
  • pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
  • vanguard — the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van.
  • avant-garde — Avant-garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental.
  • trendsetter — a person or thing that establishes a new trend or fashion.

Antonyms for discoverer

noun discoverer

  • loser — a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.
  • owner — a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
  • stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
  • coverer — Agent noun of cover; one who covers.

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