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: self--see-ker. The stress falls on "self-".

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.