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
Example Sentences
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“Or, are you not Lake Bell?” asks the autograph seeker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The guidance system also includes inertial navigation; future models are planned to have seeker modes for hitting moving targets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
He was placed in asylum seeker accommodation in June 2021, asylum was refused in 2023, and his appeal against that decision was rejected by a judge on 31 December 2025.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
In one case, an asylum seeker said he went on a 250-mile cab journey to a GP, costing the Home Office £600.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
This resulted in Felix spending the morning as an unwilling participant in a three-hour game of hide-and-seek where he was always the seeker.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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