seeker

Pronunciation: /ˈsikəɹ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone making a search or inquiry
  2. noun a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)

Etymology

From Middle English sekar, sekere (also sechar, sechere), equivalent to seek + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Säiker (“seeker”), West Frisian syker (“seeker”), Dutch zoeker (“seeker”), German Low German Söker (“seeker”), German Sucher (“seeker”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

searcher, quester

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
person
Narrower (hyponyms)
finder, hunter, gadabout

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