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
- Rhymes: -iːkə(r)
Noun
seeker (plural seekers)
- One who seeks.
- Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.
Derived terms
- truth seeker
- pleasure seeker
- asylum seeker
Translations
One who seeks
religious seeker
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