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seekers

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsikɝz// UK //sˈiːkəz// seek·ers

n. people who are looking for or trying to find something. You often use this word for people searching for a job, the truth, or a safe place to live.

n. people who search for or attempt to find something specific. Often used in compound forms or followed by a prepositional phrase to identify the object of the search.


SIMPLE

The company is interviewing several job seekers today.

CONTEXTUAL

As the economy improved, the number of active seekers in the housing market reached a ten-year high.

COMPLEX

The conference brought together truth seekers from various disciplines, all hoping to find common ground in their pursuit of ethical clarity within the digital age.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly appears in compound nouns like 'job-seekers' or 'asylum-seekers'; when used alone, it usually takes the preposition 'of'.

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