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Finder vs Explorer - What's the difference?

finder | explorer |

As nouns the difference between finder and explorer

is that finder is one who finds, or discovers something while explorer is one who explores something.

finder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who finds, or discovers something.
    • Finders keepers, losers weepers.
  • * 2012 , Alan R. Romero, Property Law For Dummies (page 229)
    • The finder of treasure trove owns it against the landowner and everyone else except the true owner.
  • An optical device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest

    • Derived terms

    * pure finder

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns ----

    explorer

    English

    (wikipedia explorer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who explores something
  • A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
  • Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
  • (computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
  • * 2007 , Mark Minasi, John Paul Mueller, Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise
    • For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.

    Related terms

    * exploration * explorative * exploratory

    See also

    * ranger * scout ----