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Discoverer vs Explorer - What's the difference?

discoverer | explorer |

As nouns the difference between discoverer and explorer

is that discoverer is one who discovers; the person who discovered something while explorer is one who explores something.

discoverer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who discovers; the person who discovered something.

    • Usage notes

    * The word is at least an order of magnitude less common than discovery.

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    explorer

    English

    (wikipedia explorer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who explores something
  • A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
  • Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
  • (computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
  • * 2007 , Mark Minasi, John Paul Mueller, Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise
    • For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.

    Related terms

    * exploration * explorative * exploratory

    See also

    * ranger * scout ----