finder Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who comes upon something after searching
  2. noun someone who is the first to observe something
    spotter; discoverer.
  3. noun optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest
    viewfinder; view finder.

WordNet


Find"er noun
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913