seeker

[ see-ker ]

/ ˈsi kər /

a person or thing that seeks.

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.

Nearby words

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

Cooper has distanced herself from the widely panned 2007 movie adaptation, The Seeker.
She Who Came After Tolkien, Before Rowling|John Garth|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Once there, he did everything he could to disrupt the game while the seeker tried to grab the snitch.
From J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Novels to Real Life: The Sport of Quidditch Takes Flight|Jace Lacob|March 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Assange is a maker of mischief and a seeker of publicity, exposing confidential material because he can.
The Espionage Case Against Assange|Stephen L. Carter|December 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
To its defenders, WND is a seeker of conservative truth in a liberal mainstream media world.
The GOP's Gay Face-Off|John Avlon|September 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The seeker churches are so seeker-friendly that nobody ever finds anything.
A Prop 8 Crusader Leaves the GOP|Kathleen Parker|March 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Was not the fault in the eyes of the seeker rather than in the faces into which he peered?
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Ecclesiastes|Samuel Cox
Having assumed the form of a pigeon, I come to thee as a seeker of thy protection.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2|Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
So in the fashion of those days he became a seeker after truth.
The Soul of a People|H. Fielding
"A seeker of knowledge from the Altai Mountains," I responded.
The Story of an Untold Love|Paul Leicester Ford
Again we can only say that the seeker would be disappointed.
Sex=The Unknown Quantity|Ali Nomad