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seeker

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seek⋅er

  [see-ker]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that seeks.
2. Rocketry.
a. a device in a missile that locates a target by sensing some characteristic of the target, as heat emission.
b. a missile equipped with such a device.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see seek, -er 1
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seek·er   (sē'kər)   
n.  

  1. One that seeks: a seeker of the truth.

  2. A device used in a moving object, especially a missile, that locates a target by detecting light, heat, or other radiation.

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