発 見 者(はっけんしゃ)

はっけんしゃ

noun

discoverer; finder; the person who first discovered or found something

1. 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(はっけんしゃ)は地元(じもと)の子供(こども)だった。

The person who found it was a local child.

この星(ほし)の発見者(はっけんしゃ)はイギリスの天文学者(てんもんがくしゃ)だ。

The discoverer of this planet is a British astronomer.

事故(じこ)の発見者(はっけんしゃ)が警察(けいさつ)に通報(つうほう)して現場(げんば)の状況(じょうきょう)を説明(せつめい)した。

The person who discovered the accident reported it to the police and explained the situation at the scene.

Composed of 発見(はっけん) (discovery) and the suffix 〜者(しゃ) (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(だいいち)発見者(はっけんしゃ): the first discoverer; first person on the scene
発見者(はっけんしゃ)の名前(なまえ): the discoverer's name
発見者(はっけんしゃ)に聞(き)く: to ask the discoverer
事件(じけん)の発見者(はっけんしゃ): the person who discovered the incident

Related words

発見(はっけん): discovery
発見(はっけん)する: to discover
目撃者(もくげきしゃ): witness — someone who saw an event happen; distinct from merely discovering evidence afterward
通報者(つうほうしゃ): reporter, person who made a report (to police, etc.) — often the same person as the 発見者(はっけんしゃ), but the emphasis is different

Related Words

Related: 発見(はっけん)する (to discover)

Related: 目撃者(もくげきしゃ) (witness)

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