finder

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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Danish

Etymology 1

From finde (“to find”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fenər/, [ˈfenɐ]

Noun

finder c (singular definite finderen, plural indefinite findere)

  1. finder
Declension

Etymology 2

See finde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fendər/, [ˈfenˀɐ]

Verb

finder

  1. present tense of finde
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