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Searcher vs Finder - What's the difference?

searcher | finder |

As nouns the difference between searcher and finder

is that searcher is one who searches while finder is one who finds, or discovers something.

searcher

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who searches.
  • (UK, obsolete) An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.
    • (Graunt)
  • A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
  • An inspector of leather.
  • An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities.
  • An implement for sampling butter.
  • An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.
    • (Webster 1913)

    See also

    * searcheress

    Anagrams

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    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

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