ritrovatore

finder, retriever (person)

noun ree-troh-vah-TOH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Ritrovatore (feminine ritrovatrice) denotes someone who finds or recovers something — used in legal contexts (il ritrovatore di un oggetto smarrito — the finder of a lost object) and in technology for retrieval systems. It is a relatively formal or technical term; chi trova is the everyday equivalent.

Examples

"Il ritrovatore ha consegnato il portafoglio alla polizia."

Natural Translation

The finder handed the wallet to the police.

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