finder
find·er/ˈfaɪndəɹ/noun
finder is a noun meaning “One who finds or discovers something; a discoverer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-I-N-D-E-R and has 2 syllables (find·er), and it appears 1.9 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of finder is finders.
What does finder mean?
noun
- 1
One who finds or discovers something; a discoverer.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
- 2
A device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest.
- 3
UKA person who picks up scraps and oddments to sell to make a living.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce finder?
- UK /ˈfaɪndə/
- US /ˈfaɪndəɹ/
Finder has 2 syllables, split find·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-finder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of finder
- finders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is finder?
Finder appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does finder come from?
From Middle English findere. By surface analysis, find + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).