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finder-out

finder-out is the agent noun of find out.

Meaning of find out

Verb

find out (third-person singular simple present finds out, present participle finding out, simple past and past participle found out)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To discover, as by asking or investigating.
    • I don't know who the twenty-first president of the United States was, but it should be very easy to find out.
    Synonyms:
    get at
  2. (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
    • He had been fiddling the books for years, but finally he was found out.
  3. (transitive) To uncover a weakness in (someone).
    • He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam will find him out.
  4. (archaic) To discover (something), as by perceiving or coming upon it.
  5. (intransitive, slang) To receive the consequences of one's actions.
    • fuck around and find out

Forms of finder-out

pluralfinders-out
alternative formfinder out

Origin of finder-out

From find out + -er.

Questions about finder-out

What is finder-out the agent noun of?
Finder-out is the agent noun of find out.

Words near finder-out in the dictionary

  1. finded
  2. Findeisen
  3. finder
  4. finder of fact
  5. finder's fee
  6. finder-out
  7. finderlist
  8. finderlists
  9. Findern
  10. Finderne
  11. finders

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