[see-er for 1; seer for 2–4] 
| 1. | a person who sees; observer. |
| 2. | a person who prophesies future events; prophet: Industry seers predicted higher profits. |
| 3. | a person endowed with profound moral and spiritual insight or knowledge; a wise person or sage who possesses intuitive powers. |
| 4. | a person who is reputed to have special powers of divination, as a crystal gazer or palmist. |
[seer, sair] | a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams). |
| seer (sîr) n.
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Ser abbr.
serine
Seer
a name sometimes applied to the prophets because of the visions granted to them. It is first found in 1 Sam. 9:9. It is afterwards applied to Zadok, Gad, etc. (2 Sam. 15:27; 24:11; 1 Chr. 9:22; 25:5; 2 Chr. 9:29; Amos 7:12; Micah 3:7). The "sayings of the seers" (2 Chr. 33:18, 19) is rendered in the Revised Version "the history of Hozai" (marg., the seers; so the LXX.), of whom, however, nothing is known. (See PROPHET.)
| SEER surveillance, epidemiology, and end results |
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