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seeker

see·ker

UK/ˈsiːkə/ US/ˈsikəɹ/ fairly common

noun

1.

someone making a search or inquiry

  • “they are seekers after truth”
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2.

a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • asylum seeker
  • attention seeker
  • fortune seeker
  • rosette seeker

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