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Definition: Seer |
SeerNoun1. A person with unusual powers of foresight. 2. An observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies". 3. An authoritative person who divines the future. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "seer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | 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.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Energy | The total cooling output of a central air conditioning unit in Btusduring its normal usage period for cooling divided by the total electrical energyinput in watt-hours during the same period, as determined using specified federaltest procedures. (Title 20, Section 2-1602(c)(11). (Seasonal EnergyEfficiency Ratio). (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
SEER | English | Seasonal energy efficiency ratio | Electrical Engineering, Statistics |
SEER | French | Taux de rendement énergétique saisonnier | Electrical Engineering, Statistics |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: SeerSynonyms: illusionist (n), oracle (n), prophet (n), vaticinator (n), visionary (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Madman | Dreamer; rhapsodist, seer, highflier, enthusiast, fanatic, fanatico; exalte; knight errant, Don Quixote. |
Oracle | Noun: oracle; prophet, prophesier, seer, soothsayer, augur, fortune teller, crystal gazer, witch, geomancer, aruspex; aruspice, haruspice; haruspex; astrologer, star gazer; Sibyl; Python, Pythoness; Pythia; Pythian oracle, Delphian oracle; Monitor, Sphinx, Tiresias, Cassandra, Sibylline leaves; Zadkiel, Old Moore; sorcerer; interpreter. |
Sorcerer | Noun: sorcerer, magician; thaumaturgist, theurgist; conjuror, necromancer, seer, wizard, witch; hoodoo, voodoo; fairy; lamia, hag. |
Veteran | Noun: veteran, old man, seer, patriarch, graybeard; grandfather, grandsire; grandam; gaffer, gammer; crone; pantaloon; sexagenarian, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian; old stager; dotard. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Seer |
| English words defined with "seer": Second-sight, Seeress, Seership. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "seer": Halhul ♦ INAUSPICIOUSLY ♦ Romamti-ezer ♦ Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Seer" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Afrikaan (painful). |
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Lyrics | Listen to the warning the seer he said (The Prophet's Song; performing artist: Queen; writing credit: Brian May) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Seer Who Walks Alone (1985) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Alexander, crystal seer knows, sees, tells all. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | INAUSPICIOUSLY, adv. In an unpromising manner, the auspices being unfavorable. Among the Romans it was customary before undertaking any important action or enterprise to obtain from the augurs, or state prophets, some hint of its probable outcome; and one of their favorite and most trustworthy modes of divination consisted in observing the flight of birds -- the omens thence derived being called auspices. Newspaper reporters and certain miscreant lexicographers have decided that the word -- always in the plural -- shall mean "patronage" or "management"; as, "The festivities were under the auspices of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Body-Snatchers"; or, "The hilarities were auspicated by the Knights of Hunger." A Roman slave appeared one day Before the Augur. "Tell me, pray, If --" here the Augur, smiling, made A checking gesture and displayed His open palm, which plainly itched, For visibly its surface twitched. A denarius (the Latin nickel) Successfully allayed the tickle, And then the slave proceeded: "Please Inform me whether Fate decrees Success or failure in what I To-night (if it be dark) shall try. Its nature? Never mind -- I think 'Tis writ on this" -- and with a wink Which darkened half the earth, he drew Another denarius to view, Its shining face attentive scanned, Then slipped it into the good man's hand, Who with great gravity said: "Wait While I retire to question Fate." That holy person then withdrew His scared clay and, passing through The temple's rearward gate, cried "Shoo!" Waving his robe of office. Straight Each sacred peacock and its mate (Maintained for Juno's favor) fled With clamor from the trees o'erhead, Where they were perching for the night. The temple's roof received their flight, For thither they would always go, When danger threatened them below. Back to the slave the Augur went: "My son, forecasting the event By flight of birds, I must confess The auspices deny success." That slave retired, a sadder man, Abandoning his secret plan -- Which was (as well the craft seer Had from the first divined) to clear The wall and fraudulently seize On Juno's poultry in the trees. G.J. |
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| "Seer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Seer" is used about 57 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 57 | 44,859 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "seer". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Chuza | N/A | Biblical | The seer or prophet |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "seer": seer off ♦ SEER Program. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "seer": Sight-seer, wood-seer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "seer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | profet (messiah, oracle, prophet), parashikues (diviner, predictive, predictor, prescient, prophet, provident, up and coming). (various references) | |
Arabic | المتنبئ (predictor, soothsayer), الناظر (spectator), العراف (astrologer, augur, enchanter, soothsayer, warlock, witchdoctor, wizard), الرائي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | гадател (diviner, fortune teller, soothsayer), пророк (predictor, prophet), прозорлив човек. (various references) | |
Chinese | 观看者, 先見者 . (various references) | |
Czech | prorok (prophet, visionary), jasnovidec (clairvoyant). (various references) | |
Danish | sæsonenergieffektivitesgrad (seasonal energy efficiency ratio), indisk kongemakrel (narrow-barred Spanish mackerel). (various references) | |
Dutch | Spaanse makreel (narrow-barred Spanish mackerel), Indische koningsmakreel (narrow-barred Spanish mackerel), cijfer van seizoensgebonden energie-efficiëntie (seasonal energy efficiency ratio). (various references) | |
Farsi | پیغمبر (Prophet), پیش بینی کننده (Anticipant, Anticipator), غیبگو (Necromancer, Python), بیننده (Bystander, Spectator, Viewer). (various references) | |
Finnish | tietäjä (soothsayer), näkijä (eye-witness, visionary), ennustaja (fortune-teller, prophet). (various references) | |
French | SEER (seasonal energy efficiency ratio), voyant, thazard rayé indo-pacifique, thazard, taux de rendement énergétique saisonnier (seasonal energy efficiency ratio), prophétesse, prophète. (various references) | |
German | Seher (eye, oracle, visionary), Prophet (predictor, prophet). (various references) | |
Greek | προφήτησ (predictor, prophet, prophetess, soothsayer). (various references) | |
Hebrew | רוא" (prophet, spectator, visionary), צופ" (observer, onlooker, spectator, viewer, watcher, watchman), ביא (prophet, spokesman). (various references) | |
Hungarian | látnok (augur, clairvoyant, prophet, visionary). (various references) | |
Italian | profeta (prophet). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 先覚者 (enlightened person, leading spirit, pioneer), 先見者 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せ"かくしゃ (enlightened person, leading spirit, pioneer), せ"け"しゃ. (various references) | |
Manx | fakider (bystander, fortune-teller, observer, spectator). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eersay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | serra-tigre (narrow-barred Spanish mackerel), vidente (clairvoyant, dowser, prophet), profeta (augur, oracle, predictor, prophet, soothsayer), pessoa que vê o futuro, pagã. (various references) | |
Romanian | profet (augur, diviner, oracle, predictor, prophesier, prophet, soothsayer), clar-vãzãtor. (various references) | |
Russian | провидец (clairvoyant). (various references) | |
Scottish | taibhsear (one having second sight). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vidovnjak (clairvoyant), prorok (augur, diviner, oracle, prophet, soothsayer). (various references) | |
Spanish | vidente (clairvoyant, fey, seeing, sighted). (various references) | |
Swedish | siare (prophet, soothsayer). (various references) | |
Turkish | peygamber (prophet, prophetess), kâhin (augur, diviner, oracle, predictor, prophet, soothsayer), gören kimse, falcı (augur, diviner, fortune teller, Warlock). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | пророк (prophet). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | nh tiên tri (prophet). (various references) | |
Welsh | gweledydd. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | arioli, ariolis, ariolo, ariolos, ariolum, coniectoribus, coniectoris, Scomberomorus commersoni. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Chronicles Chapter 29, Verse 29 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oi de loipoi logoi tou basilewV dauid oi proteroi kai oi usteroi gegrammenoi eisin en logoiV samouhl tou blepontoV kai epi logwn naqan tou profhtou kai epi logwn gad tou blepontoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Gesta autem David regis priora et novissima scripta sunt in libro Samuhel videntis et in libro Nathan prophetae atque in volumine Gad videntis |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now all the acts of David, first and last, are recorded in the words of Samuel the seer, and the words of Nathan the prophet, and the words of Gad the seer; |
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| Language | 1 Chronicles Chapter 29, Verse 29 |
| Cebuano | Karon ang mga buhat ni David nga hari, ang una ug katapusan, ania karon, kini nanghisulat sa basahon sa kaagi ni Samuel nga manalagna, ug sa basahon sa kaagi ni Nathan nga manalagna, ug sa basahon sa kaagi ni Gad nga manalagna, |
| Croatian | Djela kralja Davida, od prvog do posljednjeg, zapisana su u povijesti vidioca Samuela, u povijesti proroka Natana i u povijesti vidioca Gada, |
| Danish | Kong Davids Historie fra først til sidst står optegnet i Seeren Samuels Krønike, Profeten Natans Krønike og Seeren Gads Krønike |
| Dutch | De geschiedenissen nu van den koning David, de eerste en de laatste, ziet, die zijn geschreven in de geschiedenissen van Samuel, den ziener, en in de geschiedenissen van den profeet Nathan, en in de geschiedenissen van Gad, den ziener; |
| Finnish | Daavidin vaiheet, sekä aikaisemmat että myöhemmät, ovat kirjoitettuina näkijä Samuelin historiassa, profeetta Naatanin historiassa ja tietäjä Gaadin historiassa; |
| French | Les actions du roi David, les premières et les dernières, sont écrites dans le livre de Samuel le voyant, dans le livre de Nathan, le prophète, et dans le livre de Gad, le prophète, |
| German | Die Geschichten aber des Königs David, beide, die ersten und die letzten, siehe, die sind geschrieben in den Geschichten Samuels, des Sehers, und in den Geschichten des Propheten Nathan und in den Geschichten Gads, des Sehers, |
| Haitian Creole | Se nan liv istwa pwofèt Samyèl, liv istwa pwofèt Natan ak liv istwa pwofèt Gad nou jwenn istwa tou sa David te fè depi nan konmansman jouk li mouri. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Riwayat hidup Raja Daud dari mula sampai akhir telah dicatat dalam buku Nabi Samuel, Nabi Natan dan Nabi Gad. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun segala kisah baginda raja Daud, yang dahulu dan yang kemudian, ia itu tersebutlah di dalam kisah Semuel, penilik itu, dan di dalam kisah nabi Natan dan di dalam kisah Gad, penilik itu, |
| Italian | Le gesta del re Davide, le prime come le ultime, ecco sono descritte nei libri del veggente Samuele, nel libro del profeta Natan e nel libro del veggente Gad, |
| Maori | Na, ko nga mahi a Kingi Rawiri, o mua, o muri, nana, kua oti te tuhituhi ki nga kupu a Hamuera matakite, ki nga kupu ano a Natana poropiti, ki nga kupu ano hoki a Kara matakite, |
| Norwegian | Hvad som er å fortelle om kong David, både i hans første og i hans senere dager, det er opskrevet i seeren Samuels krønike og i profeten Natans krønike og i seeren Gads krønike; |
| Portuguese | Ora, os atos do rei Davi, desde os primeiros até os últimos, estão escritos nas crônicas de Samuel, o vidente, e nas crônicas do profeta Natã, e nas crônicas de Gade, o vidente, |
| Rumanian | Faptele kmpqratului David, cele dintki wi cele depe urmq, sknt scrise kn cartea lui Samuel vqzqtorul, wi kn cartea proorocului Natan wi kn cartea proorocului Gad, |
| Russian | дЕМБ "БТС дБЧЙ"Б, ЕТЧЩЕ Й ПУМЕ"ОЙЕ, П ЙУБОЩ Ч ЪБ ЙУСИ уБНХЙМБ ТПЧЙ""Б Й Ч ЪБ ЙУСИ оБЖБОБ ТПТПЛБ Й Ч ЪБ ЙУСИ зБ"Б ТПЪПТМЙЧ"Б, |
| Spanish | Los hechos del rey David, los primeros y los últimos, he aquí que están escritos en el libro del vidente Samuel, en el libro del profeta Natán y en el libro del vidente Gad, |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "seer": seeress, seeresses, seers, seersucker, seersuckers. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "seer": foreseer, overseer, sightseer. (additional references) | |
Words containing "seer": foreseers, overseers, sightseers. (additional references) | |
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"Seer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eeer, Esber, Eser, esher, esmer, esner, esper, Essere, Iseler, isere, qeer, Saer, Sairr, sber, scer, sder, Searl, Searo, searu, secr, seeb, seee, seeer, seef, seeg, seeq, seerg, seery, seey, seez, segr, sehr, seior, Sekera, sekere, Semerc, sepr, seq, serec, Serei, Serel, seret, serg, serh, serk, serp, serq, Serr, seter, seur, sexer, sger, sieberi, sier, siier, sjer, skeer, sler, smeer, smer, sner, soer, soxer, speery, sqer, sree, srer, sterr, suir, sver, sweer, swer, sxer, Syer, syr, szer, tsere, useer, zeer, zeera, zer, zere. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "seer" (pronounced sē"r) |
| 3 | s ē" r | sightseer. |
| 2 | -ē" r | bier, buccaneer, endear, Keir, mishear, multiyear, musketeer, puppeteer, tier, Weir. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: rees, sere. | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-r-s" | |
-1 letter: ere, ers, ree, res, see, ser. | |
-2 letters: er, es, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-r-s" | |
+1 letter: beers, brees, ceres, deers, drees, egers, erase, ernes, erose, erses, esker, ester, ewers, eyers, eyres, feres, frees, grees, heres, jeers, leers, meres, peers, perse, prees, prese, redes, reeds, reefs, reeks, reels, reest, reges, resee, reset, resew, reuse, rexes, saree, scree, seder, seers, sered, serer, seres, serge, serve, sever, sewer, sheer, siree, sneer, speer, spree, steer, stere, sweer, terse, trees, veers, verse. | |
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