finder

The definition of a finder is a person or thing that discovers or locates.

(noun)

  1. An example of a finder is a lens on a telescope.
  2. An example of a finder is a person who discovers a lost set of keys.

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See finder in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a person or thing that finds
  2. viewfinder
  3. a small, low-powered telescope attached to a larger one, used to locate objects for closer view with the more powerful telescope
  4. ☆ a person who, for a fee (), initiates a business deal between others

See finder in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that finds: a finder of great hidden treasure.
  2. A viewfinder.
  3. A low-power, wide-angle telescope fixed to the body of a more powerful telescope and pointed in the same direction for initially locating an object to be observed.

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