finder
noun
find·er
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Definition of finder
1
: one that finds
2
: a small astronomical telescope of low power and wide field attached to a larger telescope for finding an object
3
: viewfinder
Examples of finder in a Sentence
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Because, at the end of the day, that's the job of fact-finder. — Wayne Drash, CNN, "From Ferris Bueller to opioid trial: A judge's wild ride into history," 26 Aug. 2019 The Wertheimers took a 70% stake, and Theophile Bader, a friend who introduced the brothers to Coco, received 20% as a finder’s fee, leaving Coco with 10%. — Sophie Alexander, Fortune, "Chanel’s Owners: As Discreet As the Fabled Couturier’s Little Black Dress," 14 Aug. 2019 Before a user’s profile is activated on the farmland finder site, the individual must have a phone call with a staff member to review their profile and discuss their farming plans. — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, "Farmers grow the food. But who’s helping new farmers put down roots?," 9 July 2019 Robert Ballard is the finder of important lost things. — Julie Cohn, BostonGlobe.com, "Finding Amelia Earhart’s plane seemed impossible. Then came a startling clue," 12 Aug. 2019 In other cases, bug finders have kept Apple's software flaws to themselves because the company is stingy about paying out. — Xavier Harding, Fortune, "Apple Has a Million Dollar Bug Problem—And It’s Only Paying Thousands to Squash Them," 31 July 2019 Carr, who has a reputation of being a 'star-finder' has previously worked with the club and left shortly after the Benitez era began but remained on good terms with Ashley. — SI.com, "Steve Bruce to Become Lowest Paid Manager in Premier League After Newcastle Move," 14 July 2019 The fact-finder is expected to publicly release a report in September. — Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, "CPS custodians, security officers, aides vote to authorize strike after a year without a contract," 16 July 2019 The immigrant rights groups say such requests are rarely granted under the Trump administration and are not a substitute for bond hearings before independent fact-finders. — Gene Johnson, The Seattle Times, "Judge asked to block new U.S. policy keeping asylum-seekers locked up," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'finder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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finder
noun
English Language Learners Definition of finder
: a person who finds something that was lost
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finder
noun
find·er
Legal Definition of finder
1
: one that finds
the finder of lost property has a right to it as against the world, except against the true owner — McDonald v. Railway Express Agency, 81 S.E.2d 525 (1954)
2
: one that for a fee discovers a financial opportunity, passes it on to another, and may act as a go-between for but does not participate in subsequent negotiations between the involved parties — compare broker