- a person who can supposedly see into the future; prophet
- a person who professes supernatural powers
- a person who sees
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se•er1 /sɪr/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- one who predicts future events:Industry seers were predicting higher profits.
se•er1
(sē′ər for 1; sēr for 2–4),USA pronunciation n.
seer2 (sēr, sâr),USA pronunciation n.
- a person who sees;
observer. - a person who prophesies future events;
prophet:Industry seers predicted higher profits. - a person endowed with profound moral and spiritual insight or knowledge;
a wise person or sage who possesses intuitive powers. - a person who is reputed to have special powers of divination, as a crystal gazer or palmist.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see see1, -er1
- 2. oracle, soothsayer, augur.
seer2 (sēr, sâr),USA pronunciation n.
- Weights and Measuresser.
- 1610–20
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seer /sɪə/ n
seer /sɪə/ n
- a variant spelling of ser
ser
(sēr, sâr),USA pronunciation n.
ser,
ser-,
ser.,
- Weights and Measuresa unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1⁄40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Hindi
- 1810–20
ser,
- serial.
- service.
- Biochemistryserine.
ser-,
- var. of sero- before a vowel:serous.
ser.,
- serial.
- series.
- sermon.
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ser, seer /sɪə/ n
- a unit of weight used in India, usually taken as one fortieth of a maund
'seer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mantic
- Samuel
- ser
- show
- soothsayer
- Thomas of Erceldoune
- Amphilochus
- Melampus
- merlin
- Theoclymenus
- vatic
- vaticide
- vaticinate
- seeress
- sere
- sibyl