finder
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English findere, equivalent to find + -er.
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Noun edit
finder (plural finders)
- One who finds or discovers something.
- 2012, Alan R. Romero, Property Law For Dummies, page 229:
- The finder of treasure trove owns it against the landowner and everyone else except the true owner.
- A device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest.
- 1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row:
- Perhaps some electrical finder could have been developed so delicate that it could have located the source of all this spreading joy and fortune.
Synonyms edit
- (discoverer): inventor; see also discoverer
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Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From finde (“to find”) + -er.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
finder c (singular definite finderen, plural indefinite findere)
Declension edit
Declension of finder
Etymology 2 edit
See finde.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
finder