seeker
Americannoun
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a person or thing that seeks.
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Rocketry.
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a device in a missile that locates a target by sensing some characteristic of the target, as heat emission.
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a missile equipped with such a device.
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Etymology
Origin of seeker
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at seek, -er 1
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Modern guided weapons use a significant amount of critical raw materials for their seeker and radome parts, which guide the weapon to its target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Twana H.S. first came to Germany in the early 2000's as an asylum seeker.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
One asylum seeker sprinted into the courthouse, hours after her early morning hearing appointment in early June, her flip flops barely holding together as she frantically ran up and down the hallway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
That it hasn’t seems ironic, given that the Christian ideal of Jesus is in both word and deed a seeker of justice.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
To earn more points and add an element of suspense to your hunt, a seeker can declare a book.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Hannah Henderson, who runs a dog-friendly coffee shop in Southampton, says she was recently driving with her daughter when they passed a hotel that houses asylum seekers.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Two boats carrying an estimated 530 Rohingya asylum seekers left Myanmar's Rakhine state on 29 June, and have not been heard from since.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Half of job seekers say they’ve found job postings they believe are scams, according to a 2026 survey from Employ, a hiring-platform provider.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The share of job seekers out of work for six months or longer is hovering near highest level in five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
That made three in all, built to protect the gold seekers from the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne—to protect the invaders against those whose home it was.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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