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co-discoverer

co-discoverer

5.8
A person who finds something for the first time together with one or more others
  • noun
  • /koʊ dɪsˈkʌvərər/
translation icon : co-descubridor
  • In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick were celebrated as co-discoverers of the double helix model of DNA.

Examples

  • Jim Watson is known as a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA alongside Francis Crick.

  • Graduate student Louise Johnson is credited as Co discoverer of this, the first enzyme ever to be solved.

  • Look at somebody like the Co discoverer of DNA, Jim Watson.

  • The so-called Co discoverer of HIV, Luke Montanier once said antibodies are very specific.

  • Graduate student Louise Johnson is recognized as a co-discoverer of the first enzyme ever to be solved.

How Collaborative

co-discoverer
5.8
discoverer
8 3.5

Surface Forms

co-discoverer singular
co-discoverers plural

Morphology

co-discoverer = discoverer (transparent) = co + discover + er

The prefix 'co-' clearly indicates joint action, which is a standard derivation.

Etymology

Co-discoverer starts with co- meaning 'together' and the part discover comes from the idea 'to remove a cover', as in the common word cover. So a co-discoverer is someone who finds or uncovers something for the first time 'together' with one or more others.