Meaning

3 senses
  1. One who finds or discovers something; a discoverer.

    Finders keepers, losers weepers.

    someone who is the first to observe something

  2. A device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest.

    optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest

  3. (UK, historical)A person who picks up scraps and oddments to sell to make a living.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Sami is a professional people finder.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · OsoHombre · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. In the end, the seeker is the finder.

    ruВ конце концов, ищущий находит.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · cojiluc · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. I need a stud finder to install the towel rack.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Amastan · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Could you lend me your stud finder? I need to install a towel rack.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Amastan · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. Google has launched an online person finder to help people reconnect with those in the disaster areas.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

From Middle English findere. By surface analysis, find + -er.

From Middle English findere. By surface analysis, find + -er.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

finder — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto