2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: discoverer noun 1: someone who is the first to think of or make something [syn: {inventor}, {artificer}] 2: someone who is the first to observe something [syn: {finder}, {spotter}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Discoverer \Dis*cov"er*er\, noun 1. One who discovers; one who first comes to the knowledge of something; one who discovers an unknown country, or a new principle, truth, or fact. The discoverers and searchers of the land. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. A scout; an explorer. --Shak.

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