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# finder

noun (a finder, finders)

«finder» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A finder is a person who finds something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#m1)
2. A finder is a tool or device that helps you find something, like a viewfinder on a camera or a stud finder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, if you find something lost, take it to a grown-up, the school office or the police. The saying finders keepers, losers weepers is a playground rule, but it is not fair or honest for valuable things. Phrases: finders keepers, finder's fee, viewfinder, pathfinder.

### Examples

- The finder of the lost dog got a reward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#x1)
- Finders keepers is not a fair rule for things you find at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#x2)
- Look through the viewfinder to take a photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#x3)
- Please return the wallet; the finder will get a thank-you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#x4)
- The cat is a great mouse finder! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#x5)
- If you find money, give it to a grown-up so it can go back to its owner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a finder, finders. Made from find + -er (a person who does something). Trap: finders keepers is a children's saying, not the law; in most places you must try to return lost property to its owner.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «finder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«finder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/finder.html) on Mova free.