noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈvjuːfaɪndə(ɹ)/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: finder, view finder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: optical device
History
Etymology
From view + finder.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
відашука́льнік
(vidašukálʹnik)
— device on a camera
Belarusian:
візі́р
(vizír)
— device on a camera
Bulgarian:
визьор
(vizjor)
— device on a camera
Chinese Mandarin:
取景器
(qǔjǐngqì)
— device on a camera
Czech:
hledáček
— device on a camera
Danish:
søger
— device on a camera
Dutch:
zoeker
— device on a camera
Finnish:
etsin
— device on a camera
French:
viseur
— device on a camera
Georgian:
ხედმძებნი
(xedmʒebni)
— device on a camera
German:
Sucher
— device on a camera
Greek:
πεδιοσκόπιο
(pedioskópio)
— device on a camera
Hungarian:
kereső
— device on a camera
Japanese:
ファインダー
(faindā)
— device on a camera
Japanese:
ビューファインダー
(byūfaindā)
— device on a camera
Korean:
뷰파인더
(byupaindeo)
— device on a camera
Korean:
파인더
(paindeo)
— device on a camera
Macedonian:
визир
(vizir)
— device on a camera
Māori:
mataaho
— device on a camera
Norwegian Bokmål:
søker
— device on a camera
Polish:
wizjer
— device on a camera
Polish:
celownik
— device on a camera
Russian:
видоиска́тель
(vidoiskátelʹ)
— device on a camera
Russian:
визи́р
(vizír)
— device on a camera
Spanish:
visor
— device on a camera
Spanish:
mirilla
— device on a camera
Swedish:
sökare
— device on a camera
Thai:
ช่องมองภาพ
— device on a camera
Turkish:
vizör
— device on a camera
Turkish:
bakaç
— device on a camera
Ukrainian:
видошука́ч
(vydošukáč)
— device on a camera
