finder
English
Etymology
From Middle English findere, equivalent to find + -er.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪndə(r)
- IPA(key): /ˈfaɪndə(ɹ)/
Noun
finder (plural finders)
- 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.
- An optical device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest
Synonyms
- (discoverer): inventor; see also discoverer
Derived terms
- pure finder
Translations
discoverer — see discoverer, inventor
Anagrams
- Friend, friend, frined, redfin, refind
Danish
Etymology 1
From finde (“to find”) + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fenər/, [ˈfenɐ]
Noun
finder c (singular definite finderen, plural indefinite findere)
- finder
Declension
Declension of finder
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | finder | finderen | findere | finderne |
| genitive | finders | finderens | finderes | findernes |
Etymology 2
See finde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fendər/, [ˈfenˀɐ]
Verb
finder
- present of finde