discoverer
/dɪˈskʌvəə/dih-SKUH-vur-ur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/dɪˈskʌvɚɚ/dih-SKUH-vur-ur
Meaningone who discovers
Common meaning: the first person to find something
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- disapart, awaySkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 169 · scan
- coverto coverSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 169 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
‘apart, away’ + ‘to cover’ → discoverer
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from discover + -er.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DISCOVER, p.169 · scan
Roots
- couvrir Old French “to cover”
- descouvrir Old French “to uncover”
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