viewfinder

noun

view·​find·​er ˈvyü-ˌfīn-dər 

: a device on a camera for showing the area of the subject to be included in the picture

Examples of viewfinder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the personal front — Kubrick’s estate and film archives is involved in the auction — the filmmaker’s director’s chair, Venice Film Festival Golden Lion lifetime achievement award, viewfinder, chess set and more will also be available. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026

Guadagnino undoes the bubble wrap and discovers Bertolucci’s viewfinder, a key relic for a filmmaker who may well have had the best eye in cinema history. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Apple reportedly plans to pitch the iPhone Ultra as a device that's more beneficial for web browsing, framing subjects with a gigantic viewfinder, and most importantly, watching video. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Someone listening to SpaceX's live stream began a countdown from 5 seconds, and everyone went silent and hands and eyes moved to cameras and viewfinders. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for viewfinder

• bookbinder
• factfinder
• pathfinder
• reminder
• sidewinder
• binder
• blinder
• finder
• grinder
• kinder
• minder
• pinder

Kids Definition

viewfinder

noun

view·​find·​er ˈvyü-ˌfīn-dər 

: a device on a camera that shows the view to be included in the picture