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# finder

«finder» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who finds something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a finder, finders)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A finder is a person who finds something. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#m2)

### sense 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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#x2)
- Look through the viewfinder to take a photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#x3)
- Please return the wallet; the finder will get a thank-you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/#x4)
- The cat is a great mouse finder! [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [«Finders keepers, losers weepers» is a playground rhyme, not a rule.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find/3/)
- [«Finders keepers» is a rhyme, not a rule; a lost thing still belongs to its owner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «finder» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.