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seer  (sîr)
n.
1. (sr) One that sees: an inveterate seer of sights.
2. A clairvoyant.
3. A prophet.

seer1
n
1. a person who can supposedly see into the future; prophet
2. a person who professes supernatural powers
3. a person who sees
seeress  fem n

seer2
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a variant spelling of ser
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seer - a person with unusual powers of foresightseer - a person with unusual powers of foresight
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
anticipant, anticipator - one who anticipates
diviner - someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
fantast, futurist - someone who predicts the future
forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer - someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
2.seer - an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies"
beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
3.seer - an authoritative person who divines the futureseer - an authoritative person who divines the future
augur, auspex - (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
diviner - someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
prophetess - a woman prophet
sibyl - (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

seer
noun prophet, augur, predictor, soothsayer, sibyl the writings of the 16th century French seer, Nostradamus
Translations
seer [sɪəʳ] Nvidente mf

seer [ˈsɪər] nvoyant(e) m/f

seer
nSeher(in) m(f)

seer [sɪəʳ] n (old) (liter) → veggente m/f

seer
n seer [siə]
a prophet. siener نَبي، عَرّاف пророк prorok, -yně seer der/die Seher(in) προφήτης vidente prohvet غيبگو tietäjä prophète, prophétesse נָבִיא देखने वाला, द्रष्टा vidovnjak, prorok látnok nabi sjáandi; spámaður veggente, profeta 予言者 예언자 pranašas gaišreģis tukang ramal ziener profet, seer jasnowidz vidente profet пророк, провидец prorok, -yňa prerok prorok siare, profet เห็น peygamber 預言者 провидець, пророк صاحب بصیرت، کاہن nhà tiên tri


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Warned by the seer Teiresias Creon repents him and hurries to release Antigone from her rocky prison.
As he stood hovering over you half suspended in air, so wildly and eagerly peering towards the horizon, you would have thought him some prophet or seer beholding the shadows of Fate, and by those wild cries announcing their coming.
With these words Zarathustra started up, not however like a person in anguish seeking relief, but rather like a seer and a singer whom the spirit inspireth.
 
 
 
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