discoverer noun[ C ] uk /dɪˈskʌv.ər.ər/ us /dɪˈskʌv.ɚ.ɚ/ someone who discovers something: 发现者 discoverer ofThey were the discoverers of the structure of DNA.他们是DNA结构的发现者。 This scientific law is named after its original discoverer.这一科学规律是以其最初的发现者命名的。 See
discover The chemical won its discoverer a Nobel Prize. Inventors and discoverers sometimes fail to see the possibilities in their own findings. The drug's discoverer has been given permission to treat 30 terminally ill patients. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Finding and discovering ascertain break (fresh/new) groundidiom breakthrough bring something to lightidiom catch someone red-handedidiom fossick found geocache geocaching get hold ofidiom homing pinpoint plumb red-handed rediscover rediscovery refind refound sniff suss |