Definition
Plural of discoverer; multiple people who find, uncover, or reveal something previously unknown.
Etymology
From discoverer + plural -s. The agent noun 'discoverer' (from discover + -er) takes the standard English plural ending.
Kelly Says
Scientists often fight about who discovered something first—the 'discoverers' of DNA (Watson, Crick, Franklin), insulin, or the structure of atoms—and it turns out the first person to find it isn't always the one who gets credit!
Translations
ARالعربية
المكتشفون
al-mukhtash-ufun
BNবাংলা
প্রকটকারী
pro-k-ta-kar-ee
CACatalà
descubridores
des-koo-bree-doh-res
CSČeština
objevitelé
oh-b-ye-vi-te-le
DADansk
opdagelsesmænd
op-dag-el-ses-maend
DEDeutsch
Entdecker
ent-dek-er
ELΕλληνικά
καλύπτες
ka-lip-tes
ESEspañol
descubridores
des-koo-bree-doh-res
FAفارسی
کشفگرها
kesh-f-gar-ha
FRFrançais
découvreurs
deh-koo-vray
HIहिन्दी
खोजकर्ता
khoz-kar-ta
HUMagyar
felfedezők
fel-fe-dez-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
penemu
pe-ne-mu
ITItaliano
scopritore
sko-pree-to-reh
KMKM
អ្នករកឃើញ
an-ok-rok-khe-y-in
KO한국어
발견자
bal-gyeondeon-ja
MSBahasa Melayu
penemu
pe-ne-mu
MYမြန်မာ
တူးတွင်း
tu-tu-ng
NLNederlands
ontdekkers
ont-dek-kers
NONorsk
oppdagere
op-p-dag-er-e
PAPA
發견कर्ਤਾ
fa-jien-kar-ta
PLPolski
odkrywcy
od-kryv-tsy
PTPortuguês
descobridores
des-ko-bree-doh-res
RORomână
descărători
des-ka-ra-tori
RUРусский
открыватели
otkryva-te-li
SVSvenska
upptäckare
up-teck-are
SWKiswahili
wafanyakazi wa uchunguzi
wa-fa-nya-ka-zi wa u-chung-u-zi
TAதமிழ்
கண்டுபிடிப்பவர்கள்
kan-du-pi-dip-pa-var-gal
TEతెలుగు
కనుగొనరు
ka-nu-go-nar-u
THไทย
ผู้ค้นพบ
poo-kon-phop
TLTL
mga tagapagtuklas
mga-ta-ga-pa-g-tu-klas
TRTürkçe
keşfetmeciler
keh-shef-met-che-ler
UKУкраїнська
відкривачі
vid-kry-va-chi
VITiếng Việt
người khám phá
ngoo-i-kham-pha
YOYO
olúdáàrà
o-loo-da-ara
ZUZU
abaphansi
a-ba-fan-si
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural form carries same bias as 'discoverer'—historical narratives privilege male explorers and scientists while marginalizing women and Indigenous knowledge systems.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'researchers,' 'scientists,' or 'first documenters' with explicit attribution to include women and non-Western contributors.
Inclusive Alternatives
["researchers","scientists","identifiers","documenters"]
Empowerment Note
Women astronomers, chemists, and biologists were systematic discoverers whose work was often appropriated by male colleagues or supervisors.