Etymology

discoverer

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Today it means: One who discovers: a person who has discovered something. Full definition →

Middle English discoverour ← Middle French descouvreur
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  1. Middle French · derived fromdescouvreur
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdiscoverour
  3. English todaydiscoverer

From Middle English discoverour, dyscowerer, partly from Middle French descouvreur and partly equivalent to discover + -er.

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