Seer Meaning
/sɪə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.
nounOne who sees something; an eyewitness.
Sentence Examples
Mary is a seer.
The king consulted a famous seer before going to war.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The blind ____ spoke of things that would happen many years later.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient ____ was consulted by kings who sought guidance about the future.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English seere, equivalent to see + -er (“agent suffix”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""But I must not forget to tell you that the lad was born on a Sunday, and had found a card with the four of clubs; therefore he was a seer, that is to say, he could see the supernatural people, but they could not see him.""
— 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 185:
"As a seer of beautiful visions, or, shall we say, of visions of the beautiful, he is never weary of celebrating the poet and his vocation."
— 1924, Arthur Eustace Morgan, Tendencies of Modern English Drama, page 140:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The blind ____ spoke of things that would happen many years later.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient ____ was consulted by kings who sought guidance about the future.