discoverer

Noun
Synonyms: inventorartificerfinderspotter

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. someone who is the first to think of or make somethingSynonyms: inventorartificer
  2. someone who is the first to observe somethingSynonyms: finderspotter
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Discoverer \Dis*cov"er*er\, n.

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. [1913 Webster]

The discoverers and searchers of the land.— Sir W. Raleigh.[1913 Webster]

2.A scout; an explorer. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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