English Explanatory Dictionary

seeker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈsiːkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-seeker.wav /ˈsikəɹ/

Word forms

seeker seekers

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”).

Derived words

asylum seeker attention seeker boneseeker careseeker comet-seeker fortune seeker gainseeker heatseeker help-seeker homeseeker jobseeker officeseeker pleasure-seeker quote-seeker rent-seeker rosette seeker self-seeker sunseeker thrill-seeker truthseeker workseeker Seekerism
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