Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seer

/ˈsiːə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: seer
IPA: /ˈsiːə(ɹ)/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

noun

One who sees something; an eyewitness.

noun

Alternative form of sihr.

noun

Initialism of seasonal energy efficiency ratio.

Example Sentences

""But I must not forget to tell you that the lad was born on a Sunday, and had found a card with the four of clubs; therefore he was a seer, that is to say, he could see the supernatural people, but they could not see him.""
"As a seer of beautiful visions, or, shall we say, of visions of the beautiful, he is never weary of celebrating the poet and his vocation."

Etymology

From Middle English seere, equivalent to see + -er (“agent suffix”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: seere
Suffix: see

Inflected Forms

seers (plural) see-er (alternative, uncommon) seeër (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

seercraft seeress seerhood seerlike seership sightseer

Synonyms

prophet prophesier oracle vaticinator visionary illusionist

Homonyms

cere sere sear sihr

Rhymes With

here we're hear ear tier weir sight-seer overhear keir puppeteer bier buccaneer

Questions

How do you pronounce seer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːə(ɹ)/.
What does seer mean?: One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.
Where does seer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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