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finder

finder

18 1.8
A person who finds something valuable, like a fossil or document
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪndər/
translation icon : descubridor
  • If you're looking for lost dogs, she is the best finder in the neighborhood.
  • fact finder

The coaches I coach, I call it wave finders, which is a term from an anthropologist.

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Examples

  • The museum rewarded the finder of the rare coin with a cash prize.

  • For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • One of the many resource links acts as a scholarship finder.

    Academic text (2010)

  • I am a detective, I am a decipherer, and I am a finder of lost souls.

    Enola Holmes (2020)

  • Why don't you just get one of those roommate finder apps?

    Obsession: Stalked by My Lover (2020)

  • Two Englishmen made the trip, probably acting as finders, interpreters, doctors, or guides.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The treasure hunter became well-known as the best finder of ancient artifacts.

Synonyms

investigator
vsfinder
68 3.6

A person who studies facts and evidence to find the truth

is the broader act of finding things rather than proving facts
solver
vsfinder
20 3.9

A person who finds answers to problems by thinking carefully, like puzzles or math questions

is broader, covering finding people or things not only solutions
sleuth
vsfinder
14 5.6

A person who investigates crimes and follows clues

is someone who finds things or information generally, not focused on crime
discoverer
vsfinder
8 3.5

A person who finds something new for the first time

is a person who finds things without being the first
tracer
vsfinder
8 6.8

A person who finds missing people or stolen goods

is more general and can apply to any kind of finding
prober
vsfinder
1 6.3

A person or machine that closely examines things to find problems

is usually a simple act of locating rather than thorough examination
sleuthhound
vsfinder
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who carefully follows clues to solve mysteries

is more general, applying to any person who finds things or information

Compounds

range finder
  • Specialized
2 5.7

A tool that measures how far away an object is using a laser

stud finder
  • US
1 4.5

A tool that finds wooden or metal supports behind a wall

direction finder
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A device that shows which direction a radio signal comes from

depth finder
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A device that shows how deep the water is

synonym finder
3.5

A book that lists words with similar meanings

synonym finder
  • Texting
3.4

An online tool that suggests words with similar meanings for writing

sonic depth finder
  • Specialized
7.6

A device that uses sound waves to measure how deep water or things under it are

water finder
9.4

A forked stick people use to find water or oil underground

word finder
5.6

A book or tool that helps you find a word you cannot remember

How Pioneering

trailblazer
12 6.8
pioneer
113 4.2
discoverer
8 3.5
finder
18 1.8
observer
305 2.8

Surface Forms

finder singular
finders plural

Morphology

finder = find (transparent) = find + er

Standard agentive derivation from 'find' with the productive English suffix '-er' meaning 'one who finds'.

Etymology

Finder comes from find ('to discover') and the ending -er ('one who'). So a finder is simply a person who discovers or finds something.