Seeger

American  

[see-ger] / ˈsi gər /

noun

1. Alan, 1888–1916, U.S. poet.

2. Peter Pete, 1919–2014, U.S. folk singer and folklorist.

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Seeger British  

/ ˈsiːɡə /

noun

1. Pete. born 1919. US folk singer and songwriter, noted for his protest songs, which include "We shall Overcome" (1960), "Where have all the Flowers gone?" (1961), "If I had a Hammer" (1962), and "Little Boxes" (1962)

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"Seeing boxwork this far up the mountain suggests the groundwater table had to be pretty high," said Tina Seeger of Rice University in Houston, one of the mission scientists leading the boxwork investigation.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026

Christopher Seeger, a partner at Seeger Weiss LLP representing plaintiffs in the litigation, said that the settlement marked a step toward justice for non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients who had been exposed to Roundup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

But perhaps its most heartbreaking application was when Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band played at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since Hurricane Katrina decimated the city and the region.

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026

Seeger said she "loves" walking along the River Thames, going down to the Iffley lock, meeting "some absolutely wonderful friends" and visiting the village shop.

From BBC ● May 11, 2025

Other times there would be Negro Spirituals sung by Odetta or folk songs rendered by Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Cisco Houston, or Woody Guthrie.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy