seeker

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

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