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The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer.
Muhammad Iqbal

Meaning of "seeker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEEKER

seeker  [ˈsiːkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEEKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seeker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEEKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Seeker

Seeker may refer to: People ▪ Seeker, a member of the 17th century religious group the Seekers, a forerunner of the Quakers ▪ Seeker, a person perceived by Quakers as likely to become an adherent and thus come to be a "convinced Friend" ▪ Seeker, musician, member of The Seekers Fictional characters ▪ Seeker, a Marvel Comics character ▪ Seeker, a character in the Well of Echoes series of novels ▪ Seeker, Teela Brown's final partner in Ringworld ▪ Seeker, character from Transformers, see list of Decepticons ▪ Seeker, species in The Elenium series of books ▪ Seeker, character from The Garden series of novels Game roles ▪ Seeker, a role in the Quidditch game in the Harry Potter series of novels Novels ▪ Seeker, fantasy novel written by William Nicholson ▪ Seeker, a science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt Other uses ▪ HMC Seeker, a customs cutter of the UK Border Agency ▪ Legend of the Seeker, a 2008 fantasy television series based on "The Sword of Truth" books by Terry Goodkind...

Definition of seeker in the English dictionary

The definition of seeker in the dictionary is a person that seeks something. Other definition of seeker is a heat/target seeker a military missile designed to seek out heat or an enemy target.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEEKER


Arica
əˈriːkə
beaker
ˈbiːkə
caeca
ˈsiːkə
Chandrasekhar
ˌtʃændrəˈsiːkə
chica
ˈtʃiːkə
Dominica
ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə
eureka
jʊˈriːkə
Guernica
ɡɜːˈniːkə
jobseeker
ˈdʒɒbsiːkə
loudspeaker
ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə
oiticica
ˌɔɪtɪˈsiːkə
pleasure-seeker
ˈpleʒəˌsiːkə
self-seeker
sɛlfˈsiːkə
sika
ˈsiːkə
sneaker
ˈsniːkə
speaker
ˈspiːkə
sunseeker
ˈsʌnˌsiːkə
tika
ˈtiːkə
tikka
ˈtiːkə
Topeka
təˈpiːkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEEKER

seedsman
seedsmen
seedstock
seedtime
seedy
Seeger
seeing
seeing-eye dog
seek
seek out
seel
Seeland
seeld
seelie
seely
seem
seemelesse
seemer
seeming
seemingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEEKER

asylum seeker
Baedeker
baker
broker
hacker
heat seeker
hooker
keeker
Lineker
maker
Parker
poker
reeker
shrieker
sticker
streeker
thrill-seeker
tracker
walker
worker

Synonyms and antonyms of seeker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «seeker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEEKER

Find out the translation of seeker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of seeker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «seeker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

追求者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buscador
570 millions of speakers

English

seeker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साधक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طالب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

искатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quem procura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্বেষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chercheur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Suchende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

探求者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탐구자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seeker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người tìm việc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோருவோர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arayıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chi cerca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osoba ubiegająca się o
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шукач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

căutător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιτών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soeker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

seeker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seeker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of seeker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEEKER»

The term «seeker» is very widely used and occupies the 14.834 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEEKER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «seeker» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «seeker» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about seeker

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10 QUOTES WITH «SEEKER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word seeker.
1
Sri Chinmoy
Belief comes spontaneously as well as by effort. Belief is power. An insincere and uninspired seeker is aware of the truth that belief is power, but he cannot go beyond understanding or awareness; whereas a sincere, genuine, devoted and surrendered seeker knows that belief is dynamic power, and he has this power as his very own.
2
Sri Chinmoy
A sincere seeker knows what his goal is: the highest Truth. He will not delay his journey. In spiritual life, we aspire for the highest Truth, for God, nothing else.
3
Rene Descartes
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.
4
Annie Dillard
As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker.
5
bell hooks
My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine.
6
Muhammad Iqbal
The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer.
7
Steve Irwin
Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.
8
Walter Isaacson
Just being the seeker, somebody whose open to spiritual enlightenment, is in itself the important thing and it's the reward for being a seeker in this world.
9
Walter Isaacson
I do think it's important, if you're going to be very creative, to be a seeker.
10
Sidney Lanier
If you want to be found stand where the seeker seeks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEEKER»

Discover the use of seeker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to seeker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Seeker
Introducing the first book in William Nicholson’s award-winning epic fantasy series, The Noble Warriors. ‘A timeless piece of storytelling’ – TES In a fortress-monastery on an island live the legendary warriors of the Nomana.
William Nicholson, 2012
2
Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions
The personal narrative of a Sioux medicine man reveals his way of life, his role as a holy man among the Lakota, and his relationship with the whites. Reissue.
John Fire, Richard Erdoes, 1994
3
Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
A biography of the French scholar whose decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language made the study of ancient Egypt possible.
James Rumford, 2003
4
Seeker: Alex Benedict -
When Alex Benedict, interstellar dealer of antiquities, examines a seemingly unremarkable artefact, he is convinced it is from the infamous Seeker - a transport ship which fled the religious dictatorship in 27th century America.
Jack McDevitt, 2013
5
Seeker: The Garden: Book One
The Ancient nodded. "The Book will explain this to you. One day the Seeker shall appear, and with my blood in your veins you will know him..."Meet Willem Townsend: London-based entrepreneur; loyal friend; loving uncle.
Andy Frankham-Allen, 2011
6
Seeker: Book Ten
Hunter is reunited with his father, who vanished years before. But Hunter doesn?t find his childhood hero?instead he finds a dark and shadowy version of the man he once knew.
Cate Tiernan, 2008
7
Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
This book, which describes itself as a handbook, is food for many different kinds of study - a book unlike anything our own society has produced until recently, in its richness, its unexpectedness, its capacity to shock us into seeing ...
Idries Shah, 1982
8
Seeker
And this is just the beginning. Join Seeker, his sister Moira, and all their friends as they go on the greatest adventures of their lives in the service of the King!
Diane C. Layton, 2011
9
Salt Seeker: When There Is Life, There Is a Will to Survive
As you read the book, Daravann Yi will take you on his unimaginable journey through hell and back. Hope and strength of will kept him alive!
Daravann Yi, 2007
10
Heat Seeker
John Vincent has always led a life of danger, and now he has every reason to want to remain as dead as the obituary in the Australian papers had proclaimed him to be.
Lora Leigh, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEEKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term seeker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Reggie Jackson has heated exchange with autograph seeker
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- New York Yankees Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson got into a heated exchange with an autograph seeker Friday night, but ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
Suspected asylum seeker boat 'unlikely to dock' after interception …
Police assisting in the interception of a suspected asylum seeker boat off WA's north-west coast have refused to comment on the boat's whereabouts or the fate ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
Bill Shorten says Labor will not rule out continuing asylum seeker
"Labor believes in a compassionate approach to refugees and a constructive approach to asylum seekers," Mr Shorten said today, not directly addressing Mr ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
4
Asylum seekers set for pay-outs after fast track appeals ruled …
Thousands of asylum seekers could be in line for compensation after High Court ruled that the Government's fast track appeal system for processing asylum ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Australian Inquiry Hears Asylum Seeker Abuse Allegations
CANBERRA, Australia—An inquiry into an Australian-run detention camp for asylum seekers on the remote Pacific island of Nauru has heard accounts of ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
6
European officials deny asylum seeker talks with Abbott government
A top European official has hosed down Prime Minister Tony Abbott's suggestion that Australia and Europe are in talks on how to stop asylum seeker boats. «9news.com.au, May 15»
7
PNG security guards clash with detainees on Manus Island, two …
An asylum seeker from the detention centre told the ABC that "local guards" and "Wilson guards" threw stones at the men in Delta compound, referring to ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»
8
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison confirms 12 asylum seeker
The Federal Government has revealed that 12 asylum seeker boats have been turned back at sea since its border protection policy was implemented. «ABC Online, Sep 14»
9
Asylum seeker's 'brain death' shows failure of care and of democracy
Hamid Kehazaei's death shows asylum seekers Australia detains are excluded from the ethical principles on which medicine and our health system are based. «The Conversation AU, Sep 14»
10
Tamil Asylum seeker boat may be forced back
Tamil asylum seekers believed to have been intercepted on astricken fishing vessel off Christmas Island might be forcibly returned directly to south Asia by the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 14»

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