seeker

See also: Seeker

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːkə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsikɚ/
• Rhymes: -iːkə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: seek‧er

Noun

seeker (plural seekers)

1. One who seeks.
2. Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.
3. In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player who attempts to catch the snitch.

Derived terms

• asylum seeker
• attention seeker
• boneseeker
• pleasure-seeker
• truthseeker

 

Translations

One who seeks

• Bulgarian: търсач (bg) m (tǎrsač)
• Czech: hledač, uchazeč (cs)
• Dutch: zoeker (nl) m
• Esperanto: serĉisto
• Finnish: etsijä (fi), tavoittelija (fi), pyrkijä (fi), hakija (fi)
• French: demandeur (fr)
• German: Suchender (de) m, Sucher (de) m, Sucherin f
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 n (sōkareis)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ζητητής m (zētētḗs)

• Hebrew: מחפש m (mekhapés)
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• Irish: sirtheoir m
• Norwegian: søker (no)
• Portuguese: buscante
• Russian: иска́тель (ru) m (iskátelʹ), иска́тельница (ru) f (iskátelʹnica), и́щущий (ru) m (íščuščij), и́щущая (ru) f (íščuščaja)
• Serbo-Croatian: tragač (sh) m
• Slovene: iskalec m, iskalka f
• Spanish: buscador (es) m

religious seeker

• Slovene: iskatelj m, iskalka f
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Anagrams

• Sèkèrè, kreese, reseek, sekere, sèkèrè