seeker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsikəɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈsiːkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English sekar, sekere (also sechar, sechere), from Old English *sēċare, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkārī, from Proto-Germanic *sōkārijaz. Equivalent to seek + -er. Cognate with Dutch zoeker, German Sucher, German Low German Söker, Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (sōkareis), Norwegian søker, Saterland Frisian Säiker, West Frisian syker, and Yiddish זוכער (zukher).
Meanings
- One who seeks.
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Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.
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.
1968, Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 2nd edition, London: Fontana Press, published 1993, page 23:
- In Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, the player who is supposed to catch the snitch.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seekers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
boneseeker · jobseeker · careseeker · truthseeker · gainseeker · workseeker · officeseeker · homeseeker · attention seeker · sunseeker · thrill-seeker · quote-seeker · self-seeker · comet-seeker · help-seeker · rosette seeker · pleasure-seeker · rent-seeker · asylum seeker · heatseeker · fortune seeker
Translations (37)
sl iskalka (religious seeker) · mk ба́рател (one who seeks) · eo serĉisto (one who seeks) · fi etsijä (one who seeks) · hi साधक (one who seeks) · el αναζητητής (one who seeks) · ga sirtheoir (one who seeks) · fi pyrkijä (one who seeks) · ru иска́тель (one who seeks) · cs hledač (one who seeks) · ru и́щущая (one who seeks) · yi זוכער (one who seeks) · nl zoeker (one who seeks) · fi hakija (one who seeks) · es buscador (one who seeks) · fr demandeur (one who seeks) · mk тра́гач (one who seeks) · fi tavoittelija (one who seeks) · grc ζητητής (one who seeks) · mk ба́рач (one who seeks) · no søker (one who seeks) · hi जिज्ञासु (one who seeks) · sl iskalka (one who seeks) · sl iskatelj (religious seeker) · ru иска́тельница (one who seeks) · es buscante (one who seeks) · de Sucherin (one who seeks) · sh tragač (one who seeks) · ru и́щущий (one who seeks) · pt buscante (one who seeks) · got 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (one who seeks) · he מחפש (one who seeks) · de Sucher (one who seeks) · sl iskalec (one who seeks) · de Suchender (one who seeks) · bg търсач (one who seeks) · cs uchazeč (one who seeks)