Etymology : Middle English seken, from Old English sEcan; akin to Old High German suohhen to seek, Latin sagus prophetic, Greek hEgeisthai to lead
Pronunciation : 'sEk
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. one who goes in search of, one who looks for; one who tries to discover; requester, one who tries to obtain. seeker\seek"er\ , n.
2. one who seeks; that which is used in seeking or searching.
3. (eccl.) one of a small heterogeneous sect of the 17th century, in great britain, who professed to be seeking the true church, ministry, and sacraments. a skeptic [is] ever seeking and never finds, like our new upstart sect of seekers.seeker n.
4. someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" [syn: searcher, quester].
5. a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves).
6. One who seeks; that which is used in seeking or searching.
7. One of a small heterogeneous sect of the 17th century, in Great Britain, who professed to be seeking the true church, ministry, and sacraments. a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth".
8. Sick.
9. To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find.
10. To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
11. To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life.
12. To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
13. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk inquire for; "seek directions from a local" go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level" try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness".
14. A seeker is someone who is looking for or trying to get something. I am a seeker after truth The beaches draw sun-seekers from all over Europe. see also:
asylum seeker, job seeker. someone who is trying to find or get something job/attention/publicity etc seeker.