As nouns the difference between navigator and discoverer
is that navigator is a person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft while discoverer is one who discovers; the person who discovered something.
navigator
Noun
(
en noun)
a person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft
a sea explorer
a device that navigates an aircraft, automobile or missile
(obsolete): a labourer on an engineering project such as a canal; a navvy
Derived terms
* inertial navigator
* navigatrix
Related terms
* navigate
* navigation
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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.