-v(ə)rə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English discoverer, discurer, from Old French descovreur, from descovrir + -eur -or
1. obsolete
a. : informer
b. : scout , spy
2. : one who first finds out the existence or truth of something hitherto unknown (as by exploration, experiment, research, reasoning)
3. : one that discovers a vein or lode and makes the first location thereon — compare free miner , locator