seeker

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈsikəɹ/ UK /ˈsiːkə/ See IPA manual

Freq #13797

Meanings

1

noun
A person who is looking for something or trying to get it.

The job fair attracted hundreds of work seekers.
2

noun
A person searching for spiritual truth or enlightenment.

The temple welcomes seekers from every religious background.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who is looking for... searcher

Word family

Forms seekers

Derived forms boneseekercareseekercomet-seekergainseekerheatseekerhelp-seekerhomeseekerjobseekerofficeseekerpleasure-seekerquote-seekerrent-seeker

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Phrases (1)

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pleasure seeker
a person who pursues enjoyable or sensual experiences

Noun + noun

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”).

sekar Middle English

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# seeker

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsikəɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsiːkə/
**Frequency rank:** 13797

## Meanings
1. A person who is looking for something or trying to get it.
2. A person searching for spiritual truth or enlightenment.

## Examples
- The job fair attracted hundreds of work seekers.
- The temple welcomes seekers from every religious background.

## Derived Forms
- boneseeker
- careseeker
- comet-seeker
- gainseeker
- heatseeker
- help-seeker
- homeseeker
- jobseeker
- officeseeker
- pleasure-seeker
- quote-seeker
- rent-seeker

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sekar

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Seeker comes 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”). The historical chain includes sekar (Middle English). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as boneseeker, careseeker, comet-seeker, and gainseeker. In present use it covers a person who is looking for something or trying to get it and a person searching for spiritual truth or enlightenment.

## Topics
- People & Society

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