FINDER

finder, viewfinder, view finder

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

finder, discoverer, spotter

(noun) someone who is the first to observe something

finder

(noun) someone who comes upon something after searching

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

finder (plural finders)

One who finds or discovers something.

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

Synonyms

• (discoverer): inventor; see also discoverer

Anagrams

• Friend, friend, frined, redfin, refind

Source: Wiktionary


Find"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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