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And if the owner eventually comes forward, the finder must give the property back.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025 Customers can use the Capital One locator finder to find specific information for operating hours near them.—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Tournaments and tours provide ball finders to assist with the process and establish time limits for the search.—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025 The platform includes helpful file management tools like a duplicate finder, advanced file renaming, and customizable link settings.—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 June 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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