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seeker

seek·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [see-ker]
    • /ˈsi kər/
    • /ˈsiː.kər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-ker]
    • /ˈsi kər/

Definitions of seeker word

  • noun seeker a person or thing that seeks. 1
  • noun seeker Rocketry. a device in a missile that locates a target by sensing some characteristic of the target, as heat emission. a missile equipped with such a device. 1
  • noun seeker person who is looking for sth 1
  • noun seeker missile location device 1
  • countable noun seeker A seeker is someone who is looking for or trying to get something. 0

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Origin of seeker

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at seek, -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Seeker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

seeker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

seeker usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for seeker

noun seeker

  • appellant — An appellant is someone who is appealing against a court's decision after they have been judged guilty of a crime.
  • applicant — An applicant for something such as a job or a place at a college is someone who makes a formal written request to be given it.
  • bidder — A bidder is someone who offers to pay a certain amount of money for something that is being sold. If you sell something to the highest bidder, you sell it to the person who offers the most money for it.
  • candidate — A candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job.
  • favorite son — (at a national political convention) a candidate nominated for office by delegates from his or her own state.

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