seeker
/ˈsiːkə//ˈsikər/
- n.
- 搜索者，探求者
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
- -er
- (added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun. · (added to verbs, informal) A person or thing to which the root verb is done or can be done satisfactorily.
词源链
词源说明
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.
Cognate with Dutch zoeker, German Sucher, German Low German Söker, Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (sōkareis), Norwegian søker, Saterland Frisian Säiker, West Frisian syker, and Yiddish זוכער (zukher).
释义
名词noun
- 1One who seeks.
- 2Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.
- 3In Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, the player who is supposed to catch the snitch.