1. plural of finder; people who discover or locate something that was lost or hidden
Usage: commonly used in the phrase 'finders keepers'
2. devices or mechanisms that help locate or identify something
Usage: technical usage; often used in compound terms like 'star finders' or 'fault finders'

Examples

• The finders of the lost wallet turned it in to the police station.
• According to the old saying, finders keepers, losers weepers.
• The museum offered a reward for the finders of the stolen artifact.
• Telescope finders help astronomers locate celestial objects more easily.
• The finders of the buried treasure became instant millionaires.
• Several finders came forward after the announcement of the reward.