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Burrell said the firm regularly paid 10% finders fees to those who referred new business.—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 To see the comprehensive list, check out the brewery's beer finder at drink.brewdog.com.—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 People finder platforms collect this information from public records and third-party data brokers, then publish and share it widely.—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025 Ohio has 259 Chipotle restaurants, according to the chain's location finder.—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for finder
: a small telescope attached to a larger one for finding an object
b
: a device on a camera that shows the view being photographed by the camera
Legal Definition
finder
noun
find·er
1
: one that finds
the finder of lost property has a right to it as against the world, except against the true owner—McDonald v. Railway Express Agency, 81 S.E.2d 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
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