finder
part of speech
noun (a finder, finders)
meaning for a pupil
1) A finder is a person who finds something. tree →
2) A finder is a tool or device that helps you find something, like a viewfinder on a camera or a stud finder. tree →
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 →
- Finders keepers is not a fair rule for things you find at school. tree →
- Look through the viewfinder to take a photo. tree →
- Please return the wallet; the finder will get a thank-you. tree →
- The cat is a great mouse finder! tree →
- If you find money, give it to a grown-up so it can go back to its owner. tree →
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.
- «Finders keepers» is a rhyme, not a rule; a lost thing still belongs to its owner.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «finder» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.