seeker

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UK /ˈsiːkə/ US /ˈsikɚ/

noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

able, multilingual, spiritual, true

The spiritual seeker spent years traveling to different countries in search of enlightenment.

VERB + SEEKER

end

He finally ended his role as a job seeker after landing a position at the tech company.

SEEKER + NOUN

finder, isabella, you'd

The old treasure seeker and finder spent decades exploring abandoned mines together.

PREP.

about

She spent years traveling about as a seeker of truth and inner peace.

ADV.

finally

After years of searching, the job seeker finally landed an interview at her dream company.

Definitions

noun

One who seeks.

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.

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

noun

A member of an English Protestant dissenting group that emerged around the 1620s; they considered organised churches to be corrupt and preferred to wait for God's revelation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone making a search or inquiry

searcher
quester

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Algeria accepted him as an asylum seeker.

Tatoeba · #8605118

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

Tatoeba · #8985270

"Don, if you were a true spiritual seeker, you'd learn about various belief systems, not just one." "That's what I'm doing, Frank."

Tatoeba · #9478439

Tom is a glory seeker.

Tatoeba · #9683134

Tom's a glory seeker.

Tatoeba · #9683136

Usage Notes

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In some senses, seeker is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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