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SEEKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seeker" is a kind of...):
missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone making a search or inquiry
Example:
they are seekers after truth
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("seeker" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seeker"):
finder (someone who comes upon something after searching)
gadabout (a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship)
hunter (a person who searches for something)
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