seeker
Americannoun
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seekers
plural
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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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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of seeker
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at seek, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Safran Electronics & Defense will supply the kill-vehicle seeker, while Airbus Defence and Space and Thales will look after command, control and radar systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Judges at times proceeded with hearings before realizing the asylum seeker wasn’t in the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
An asylum seeker is someone who wants to be in the UK because they say they cannot live safely in their own country due to persecution or violence.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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
Some elil wait for their prey, but the white owl is a seeker and he comes in silence.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Here are some steps job seekers can take.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
The lack of white-collar mobility falls especially hard on the young, who make up a big share of job seekers and have long relied on hopping between companies to raise their pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Earlier Friday, Denmark said it was ready to send rejected asylum seekers to such hubs by the end of 2027, not the start.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Most states have allowed immigrants who have legal work authorization — including visa holders, asylum seekers and recipients of Temporary Protected Status — to drive commercial vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
And they gave me the art of journalism, a powerful technology for seekers.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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