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Finder

One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily.

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Beholder 76% connected

One who beholds; a spectator.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Observer 76% connected

One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomic…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Perceiver 76% connected

One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb).

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Percipient 76% connected

Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being.

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Quester 76% connected

One who seeks; a seeker.

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Searcher 76% connected

One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Seeker 76% connected

One who seeks; that which is used in seeking or searching.

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Find 74% connected

To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a per…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Find 74% connected

To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a per…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Observe 74% connected

To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Observe 74% connected

To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 3

Camera 70% connected

A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The camera obscura when used in photography. See Camera, and Camera obscura.

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Scope 70% connected

That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate de…

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Telescope 70% connected

An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.

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Discoverer 92% connected

One who discovers; one who first comes to the knowledge of something; one who discovers an unknown country, or a new principle, truth, or fact.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spotter 92% connected

One who spots.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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