finder

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English findere. By surface analysis, find + -er.

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