seeker

[ see-ker ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that seeks.

  2. Rocketry.

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

    • a missile equipped with such a device.

Origin of seeker

1
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at seek, -er1

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