# discoverer

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈskʌvəɹəɹ/ · frequency rank #41,595

## Definitions
1. One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.

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

## Easily confused with
- **discovery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discoverer-vs-discovery)
- **discoveries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discoverer-vs-discoveries)
- **discover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discover-vs-discoverer)
- **discovered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discovered-vs-discoverer)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddiscoverer`, `dicsoverer`, `disccoverer`, `discoevrer`, `discoveerr`, `discovererr`, `discoverre`, `discoverrer`, `discovreer`, `discovverer`, `discvoerer`, `disocverer`, `disscoverer`, `dsicoverer`, `idscoverer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/discoverer