1. An intermediary who brings together parties for a business opportunity, such as two companies for a merger, a borrower and a financial institution, an issuer and an underwriter of securities, or a seller and a buyer of real estate. • A finder differs from a broker-dealer because the finder merely brings two parties together to make their own contract, while a broker-dealer usu. participates in the negotiations. See INTERMEDIARY.
2. A person who discovers an object, often a lost or mislaid chattel.
