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finder

Syllabification: (find·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈfīndər/

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Definition of finder

noun

  • a person who finds someone or something.
  • (in full finder-scope) a small telescope attached to a large one to locate an object for observation.
  • the viewfinder of a camera.

Phrases

finders keepers (losers weepers)

informal used, often humorously, to assert that whoever finds something by chance is entitled to keep it.

finder in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of finder in the British & World English dictionary