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discerner
[ dih-sur-ner, -zur- ]
noun
- a person who perceives or detects something:
As leaders in the school, we have to be critical discerners of the things brought to our attention.
yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of discerner1
Example Sentences
âA polymath, a discerner of Natureâs fundamental patterns, and, as such, an expositor for the connections of physics to other disciplines, Murray helped define the approaches of generations of scientists.â
It is disclosed to the eye behind the eye, to the heart which is the true discerner.
Bien quâil sâen dĂ©fende, M. Grolleau, dans cette langue Ă©lĂ©gante et harmonieuse que lui connaissent ceux qui ont lu ses beaux vers, rĂ©ussit a discerner mieux et Ă mieux rĂ©vĂ©ler que certaines diatribes «lâĂąme et la passion» de lâauteur de De Profundis.
He is a poet too, of fine quality; not a singer of sentimental songs, nor a spinner of elegant fancies, but a discerner of the spirit of beauty.
He was by temperament as well as by training, a scholar, a reader of books, a discerner of opinions, a devotee of ideas.
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