finder

From Middle English findere, equivalent to find +‎ -er.

• Rhymes: -aɪndə(r)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪndə(ɹ)/

finder (plural finders)

1. One who finds or discovers something.

   Finders keepers, losers weepers.

   • 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.

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

• (discoverer): inventor; see also discoverer

• pure finder

• Friend, friend, frined, redfin, refind

From finde (“to find”) +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): /fenər/, [ˈfenɐ]

finder c (singular definite finderen, plural indefinite findere)

1. finder

See finde.

• IPA^(key): /fendər/, [ˈfenˀɐ]

finder

1. present of finde