different between funder vs finder

English

Etymology

fund +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?nd?/
• Rhymes: -?nd?(?)

Noun

funder (plural funders)

1. One who funds.

Related terms

• fund

Anagrams

• refund

Danish

Verb

funder

1. imperative of fundere

Interlingua

Verb

funder

1. to melt

Latin

Verb

funder

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of fund?

Old French

Alternative forms

• fonder
• founder

Etymology

From Latin fund?.

Verb

funder

1. (Anglo-Norman) to found
2. (Anglo-Norman) to build; to construct; to make

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• ? Middle English: founden
  • English: found
• French: fonder

English

Etymology

From Middle English findere, equivalent to find +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?nd?(r)
• IPA^(key): /?fa?nd?(?)/

Noun

finder (plural finders)

1. 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.

2. An optical device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest

Synonyms

• (discoverer): inventor; see also discoverer

Derived terms

• pure finder

Translations

Anagrams

• Friden, Friend, friend, frined, redfin, refin'd, refind

Danish

Etymology 1

From finde (“to find”) +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fen?r/, [?fen?]

Noun

finder c (singular definite finderen, plural indefinite findere)

1. finder

Declension

Etymology 2

See finde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fend?r/, [?fen??]

Verb

finder

1. present of finde