seeker

CEFRB1

/ˈsiːkə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who is looking for something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.

Examples

  • Algeria accepted him as an asylum seeker.

  • The asylum seeker was finally able to speak to a lawyer.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsikəɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. In Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, the player who is supposed to catch the snitch.

  2. One who seeks.

More examples

In context

  • But these seekers, too, are saved - by virtue of the inherited symbolic aids of society, the rites of passage, the grace-yielding sacraments, given to mankind of old by the redeemers and handed down through millenniums.

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Origin

noun

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”).