Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 19 compound words that contain finder. The most common are listed below. Open finder in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- Friend finder
- People finder
- radio direction finderA navigational aid to aircraft that provides a bearing to a radio beacon.
- stud finderA hand-held device used to determine the location of framing studs used in light-frame construction after the walling surface has been installed.
- fact-finderAlternative form of factfinder: In a legal proceeding, the person or persons given the task of weighing all evidence presented and determining the facts of the case in light of that evidence; the jury, or where there is no jury, the judge.
- fish-finderAlternative form of fishfinder: An electronic device that uses sonar to measure water depth and shows outlines of fish and bottom features on a LCD or CRT screen
- key finderA small electronic device that can be fitted to keys, luggage, etc. and emits a signal to allow the object to be located if it is misplaced.
- range finderAlternative form of rangefinder: Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument used to measure the distance to an object
- gold-finderA prospector for gold.
- pure finderSomeone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by poor people in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- witch-finderAlternative form of witchfinder: A person employed to carry out witch-hunts and identify witches.
- finder of factSynonym of trier of fact: A person or group of people given the responsibility of determining the facts of a case from evidence presented in a legal proceeding.
- ugly finderA hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout.
- Albada finderSynonym of sportsfinder: A kind of camera viewfinder made from wire rectangles, including a smaller one nearer the eye and a larger one further away, with no optics. The smaller rectangle was centered in the larger, which would then give …
- fire finderA type of alidade used by lookouts to determine the direction of a wildfire.
- object finderA device in microscopes for locating an object in the field before examination at higher magnification.
- word finderAlternative form of wordfinder: Someone who finds words.
- comet-finderA low-powered telescope with a large field of view, used for finding comets.
Compound words 19
- pathfinderOne who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.
- viewfinderA device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.
- rangefinderAny of several designs of optical (or other) instrument used to measure the distance to an object
- fishfinderAn electronic device that uses sonar to measure water depth and shows outlines of fish and bottom features on a LCD or CRT screen
- factfinderIn a legal proceeding, the person or persons given the task of weighing all evidence presented and determining the facts of the case in light of that evidence; the jury, or where there is no jury, the judge.
- wayfinderOne who finds a way: either a physical route or a means to achieve something.
- wordfinderSomeone who finds words.
- faultfinderA person who finds fault
- witchfinderA person employed to carry out witch-hunts and identify witches.
- ditchfinderA poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply.