Finder methods are designed to get data from the database. The returned data isn't just a plain object, but instances of one of the defined classes. Check the next major chapter about instances for further information. But as those things are instances, you can e.g. use the just describe expanded instance methods. So, here is what you can do:
Finder methods are intended to query data from the database. They do *not* return plain objects but instead return model instances. Because finder methods return model instances you can call any model instance member on the result as described in the documentation for [*instances*](http://docs.sequelizejs.com/en/latest/docs/instances/).
In this document we'll explore what finder methods can do:
### find - Search for one specific element in the database