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 )