self-seeker en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English seeker English self-seeker From self- + seeker.
Meanings
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A self-seeking person.
'They are all self-seekers - every one.'
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 232:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| selfseeker | alternative | lexicographic | |
| self-seekers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
fr égocentrique (a self-seeking person) · tr çıkarcı (a self-seeking person) · ru шку́рник (a self-seeking person) · pl samolub (a self-seeking person) · pl samolubka (a self-seeking person) · fi oman edun tavoittelija (a self-seeking person) · ru рвач (a self-seeking person) · ru своекоры́стный челове́к (a self-seeking person) · mk се́бичник (a self-seeking person)