Word · Frequency #12208
seeker
寻求者；探求者；搜索者
someone making a search or inquiry
- 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.
自寻的导弹；自导导弹；搜索者；探求者；[法] 搜索人；搜查人
In use
The job seeker brought several copies of her résumé to the interview.
As a truth seeker, he never accepts an answer without evidence.
The treasure seekers spent months studying old maps before their journey.
a seeker of [something]
of 后接所寻求的事物，多用于抽象名词。
She is a seeker of truth and justice.
她是一个追求真理和正义的人。
[something] seeker
可以与名词直接构成复合词，如 job seeker（求职者）、attention seeker（寻求关注者）。
The website is popular among job seekers.
这个网站深受求职者欢迎。
Common mistakes
I seeker for my keys.
Connections
Collocations
- job seeker
- 求职者
- The job seeker updated her resume before the interview.这位求职者在面试前更新了她的简历。
- asylum seeker
- 寻求庇护者
- Many asylum seekers wait months for a decision.许多寻求庇护者要等好几个月才能得到决定。
- attention seeker
- 爱出风头的人
- He's a bit of an attention seeker, always telling dramatic stories.他有点爱出风头，总是讲夸张的故事。
- thrill seeker
- 寻求刺激的人
- As a thrill seeker, she enjoys skydiving and bungee jumping.作为寻求刺激的人，她喜欢跳伞和蹦极。
- truth seeker
- 追求真相的人
- The documentary follows a truth seeker investigating the scandal.这部纪录片跟随着一位调查丑闻的真相追求者。
- pleasure seeker
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 seek = 寻找，-er = 者；探求者是寻找答案的人，导弹的 seeker 也是靠“寻找”目标而得名。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：job applications and recruitment、military and missile engineering seeker 的语域因搭配而不同：指人时多用于正式或书面语境，常出现在 job seeker 这类复合词中；指导弹制导部件时是技术用语，比较常见于 missile seeker、heat-seeking missile 等表达。具体使用时通常带修饰语，整体语域随场景在正式与专业之间变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in the same /iːkə/ sound and rhyme with seeker: speaker, weaker, beaker, sneaker, streaker. However, lookalikes like seer (/ˈsɪə/), sicker (/ˈsɪkə/) and sewer (/ˈsuːə/) have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.