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discoverer; finder; the person who first discovered or noticed something
The person credited with discovering something — a scientific fact, a new species, an archaeological site, or simply the person who first noticed a lost item, an accident, or a body. Used in both scientific and everyday news contexts.
発見者は地元の子供だった。
The person who found it was a local child.
この星の発見者はイギリスの天文学者だ。
The discoverer of this planet is a British astronomer.
事故の発見者が警察に通報して現場の状況を説明した。
The person who discovered the accident reported it to the police and explained the situation at the scene.
Composed of 発見 (discovery) and the suffix 〜者 (person). The word ranges from weighty scientific usage (the discoverer of a chemical element, a new species) to neutral news-style usage (the person who first found a lost item, a missing person, or a body).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 第一発見者: the first discoverer; first person on the scene
- 発見者の名前: the discoverer's name
- 発見者に聞く: to ask the discoverer
- 事件の発見者: the person who discovered the incident
RELATED TERMS:
- 発見: discovery
- 発見する: to discover
- 目撃者: witness — someone who saw an event happen; distinct from merely discovering evidence afterward
- 通報者: reporter, person who made a report (to police, etc.) — often the same person as the 発見者, but the emphasis is different