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Definition of discoverer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

discoverer

noun
 
/dɪˈskʌvərə(r)/
 
/dɪˈskʌvərər/
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  1. the first person to become aware that a particular place or thing exists
    • Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin
  2. a person who finds somebody/something that was hidden or that they did not expect to find
    • I was the lucky discoverer of a very valuable painting.
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