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find⋅er

  [fahyn-der]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that finds.
2. Photography.
a. a range finder.
b. Also called viewfinder. a camera part or attachment enabling a photographer to determine what will be included in the picture.
3. Astronomy. a small, wide-angled telescope attached to a larger one for locating objects to be studied.
4. a person or firm that acts as agent in initiating a business transaction.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME findere. See find, -er 1
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find·er   (fīn'dər)   
n.  
  1. One that finds: a finder of great hidden treasure.
  2. A viewfinder.
  3. A low-power, wide-angle telescope fixed to the body of a more powerful telescope and pointed in the same direction for initially locating an object to be observed.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Finder

Find"er\, n. 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.

Finder

Find"er\, n. (Micros.) A slide ruled in squares, so as to assist in locating particular points in the field of vision.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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finder

A person who puts deals together. A finder may locate funds for a corporation seeking capital, bring together firms for a merger, or find a takeover target for a company seeking an acquisition.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: find·er
Function: noun
1 : one that finds finder of lost property has a right to it as against the world, except against the true owner —McDonald v. Railway Express Agency, 81 South Eastern Reporter, Second Series 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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Finder operating system
The part of the Macintosh Operating System and GUI that simulates the desktop. The multitasking version of Finder was called "MultiFinder" until multitasking was integrated into the core of the OS with the introduction of System 7.0 in 1990.
(2005-03-18)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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