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seer
I. \ˈsi(ə)r, ˈsiə, esp in sense 1 ˈsēə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from seen, sen to see + -er
1. : one who sees
< the seer of visions makes the attempt to humanize — Times Literary Supplement >
< she stared and started like a ghost-seer — George Eliot >
2.
a. : one who predicts events or developments : prophet
< he was the seer of coming steam engines — Havelock Ellis >
< a series of secular seers warned civilized men that civilization was dying — Time >
b. : one who has or is thought to have extraordinary intuitive and spiritual insight
< the seer's hour of vision is short and rare — R.W.Emerson >
3. : one who practices divination; specifically : crystal gazer
II. noun
also ser or sir \ˈsi(ə)r, ˈse(ə)r, ˈsər(.)\
(plural seers or seer)
Etymology: Hindi ser; perhaps akin to Persian sīr
1. : any of various Indian units of weight; especially : a unit equal to 2.057 pounds
2. : an Afghan unit of weight equal to 15.6 pounds
III. \ˈsi(ə)r\ noun
or seerfish \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\; also seir \ˈsi(ə)r\; or seirfish \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\
(plural seers or seerfish or seerfishes)
Etymology: Portuguese serra, literally, saw, from Latin
1. : any of several large fishes (genus Cybium) resembling the related mackerels and widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific area and sought for sport and food
2. : an Indian threadfin (Polynemus indicus) |