self-seeker

Questions about self-seeker

What does self-seeker mean?

self-seeker means "a person who places expediency above principle".

How many syllables are in self-seeker?

self-seeker has 3 syllables and divides as self--see-ker under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for self-seeker?

Close synonyms include opportunist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-seeker a common word?

self-seeker is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.