finders
Those who discover
Finders is the plural of finder—those who find things.
The word appears most often in the informal rule finders keepers, which claims that whoever discovers something unowned gets to keep it.
A finder may also be a small auxiliary telescope or camera viewfinder that helps locate a target.
Those who pursue answers
- detectorsDevices that discover presence
- discoverersThose who find new things
- locatorsThings that find positions
- huntersPursuers of prey
searchers · explorers · treasure hunters · metal detectors · prospectors · archaeologists · scouts · trackers
Those who maintain
- losersUnsuccessful competitors
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- custodyProtective care or control
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
rightful · salvage rights · unclaimed · return · reward · property · belongings · retrieval
Favored by chance
- fortunateEnjoying favorable circumstances
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- accidentalOccurring by chance
stumble upon · windfall · unexpected · random · fluke · coincidental · blessed · fortuitous
Mobile software, briefly
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- viewfindersOptical framing devices
seekers
Those who pursue answers
- detectorsDevices that discover presence
- discoverersThose who find new things
- locatorsThings that find positions
hunters · searchers · explorers · treasure hunters · metal detectors · prospectors · archaeologists · scouts · trackers · spotters
keepers
Those who maintain
claim · rightful · salvage rights · unclaimed · return · reward · property · belongings · retrieval · reclaim
lucky
Favored by chance
- fortunateEnjoying favorable circumstances
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
accidental · stumble upon · windfall · unexpected · random · fluke · coincidental · blessed · fortuitous · happenstance
apps
Mobile software, briefly
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- viewfindersOptical framing devices
finderslosers
Unsuccessful competitors
overlookers · seekers · failers · forgetters · searchers
- finders keepersDiscoverer claims ownership
- range findersDevices measuring distance to objects
- word finder
- finder's feePayment for connecting parties
- stud finderTool locating wall framing
- fish finderSonar displaying underwater life