seeker

American  

[see-ker] / ˈsi kər /

noun

1. a person or thing that seeks.

2. Rocketry.

   1. a device in a missile that locates a target by sensing some characteristic of the target, as heat emission.

   2. a missile equipped with such a device.

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Etymology

Origin of seeker

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; seek, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Bad enough that some job seekers are the ones paying recruiters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead he adopts St. Augustine’s anthropology and depicts the new seekers of the City of Man usurping the old believers in the City of God.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stronger-than-expected job gains in January could be a sign that hope is on the horizon for job seekers.

From BBC

For U.S. dividend seekers, it might be time to take a grand tour of Europe.

From Barron's

The January jobs report showed it is still taking many job seekers a lot of time to find new work.

From MarketWatch

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