Buscador (en. Seeker)

/buskaˈðor/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
A person who seeks information or an object.
The library seeker found the book I needed.
El buscador de la biblioteca encontró el libro que necesitaba.
A program or application that allows searching for information on the internet.
The Google seeker is the most used in the world.
El buscador Google es el más utilizado en el mundo.
A device that helps in locating objects.
He used a GPS seeker to reach his destination.
Utilizó un buscador GPS para llegar a su destino.

Etymology

From the verb 'search' with the suffix '-er', which indicates an agent.

Common Phrases and Expressions

treasure seeker
A person who seeks wealth or valuable objects.
buscador de tesoros
information seeker
A tool used to find specific data in digital resources.
buscador de información
to be a good seeker
To have skills to find solutions or information effectively.
ser un buen buscador

Related Words

search
To take action to find something.
buscar
search
The act of searching for something.
búsqueda
find
Coming across what was being sought.
encontrar

Slang Meanings

Term used in forums to describe someone who searches for data unnecessarily.
That guy is a seeker, he's always investigating curious things.
Ese tipo es un buscador, siempre está investigando cosas curiosas.
Referring to programs that hide the actual data search.
The new seeker I tried doesn’t show true information, just deception.
El nuevo buscador que probé no muestra información verídica, solo engaños.