discoveree

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English

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Etymology

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From discover +‎ -ee.

Noun

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discoveree (plural discoverees)

  1. (rare) One who is discovered.
    • 1912, Ambrose Bierce, letter to Town Talk no. 1042:
      [] only the zeal of some fool friend more concerned for the glory of a discoverer than for the good of the discoveree.
    • 1991, Louise Erdrich, Michael Dorris, The crown of Columbus:
      [] to prove an initial recognition of native sovereignty, to raise awareness, to produce incontrovertible evidence that would return at least a fraction of the much-ballyhooed discovery back to the discoverees.