finder
One who discovers
A finder is someone or something that finds.
The word appears mainly in compounds: viewfinder, pathfinder, fact-finder, fault-finder.
A finder's fee compensates someone for locating business opportunities, real estate, or other valuable things.
The playground maxim finders keepers asserts that whoever finds something gets to keep it.
Satellite-based location technology
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- waypointNavigation reference location
- beaconGuiding light source
landmark · coordinates · radar · sonar · locator · tracker · pathfinder · wayfinder
Private investigator
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- PIInvestigator abbreviation
- snoopOne who pries
Scent-tracking dog breed
Request for information
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- filterPorous separation device
- crawlerSomething that inches along
spider · aggregator · lookup · directory · browser · autocomplete
Coastal item seeker
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
- foragerOne seeking wild food
- mudlarkOne who searches riverbeds
- antiquarianScholar of old artifacts
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- waypointNavigation reference location
beacon · landmark · coordinates · radar · sonar · locator · tracker · pathfinder · wayfinder · transponder
sleuth
Private investigator
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- PIInvestigator abbreviation
bloodhound
Scent-tracking dog breed
query
Request for information
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- filterPorous separation device
crawler · spider · aggregator · lookup · directory · browser · autocomplete
beachcomber
Coastal item seeker
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
- foragerOne seeking wild food
- mudlarkOne who searches riverbeds
antiquarian · salvager · seeker · locater
- seekersseekers, seeker, treasure hunters, searcher, fortune seekers
- doersdoer, doers, workers, go-getter, makers
- meteoritesmeteorite, chondrites, chondrite, iron meteorite, micrometeorites
- propertyproperty, land, ownership, house, home
- abandonment lawabandonment, neglect, desertion, forsaking, relinquishment
- bailmentbailment, bailee, bailor, entrustment, safekeeping
- find outObtain information through inquiry
- find a waySolve despite difficulties
- finding outAcquiring new information
- find timeArrange availability for something
- finders keepersDiscoverer claims ownership
- can't findUnable to discover something