seeker
seek·er/ˈsikəɹ/noun
seeker is spelled S-E-E-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (seek·er). It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seeker means “One who seeks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seeker is seekers.
How many letters and syllables are in seeker?
| Letters | 6: S-E-E-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: seek·er |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is seeker?
Seeker appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce seeker?
- UK /ˈsiːkə/
- US /ˈsikəɹ/
Seeker has 2 syllables, split seek·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-seeker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with seeker?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as seeker from its last stressed vowel (/ikəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of seeker
- seekers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seeker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who seeks.
- 2
Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.
- 3
In Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, the player who is supposed to catch the snitch.
noun
- 1
A member of an English Protestant dissenting group that emerged around the 1620s; they considered organised churches to be corrupt and preferred to wait for God's revelation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seeker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who seeks:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | demandeur |
| German | Suchender, Sucher, Sucherin |
| Portuguese | buscante |
| Spanish | buscador, buscante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does seeker come from?
From Middle English sekar, sekere (also sechar, sechere), from Old English *sēċare, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkārī, from Proto-Germanic *sōkārijaz. Equivalent to seek + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).