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This way, airlines and honest finders can still reach you without exposing sensitive personal details to scammers.—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 According to the brand's location finder, this will be the first location in Wisconsin.—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Tools like duplicate finders, advanced renaming, and link customization make your digital life cleaner and more organized.—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025 Use the Girl Scouts' official cookie finder to shop at a local booth or text COOKIES to 59618 for updates.—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for finder
: a small telescope attached to a larger one for finding an object
b
: a device on a camera that shows the view being photographed by the camera
Legal Definition
finder
noun
find·er
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
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