seer (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[seer 词源字典]
late 14c., "one to whom divine revelations are made," agent noun from see (v.). Originally rendering Latin videns, Greek bleptor (from Hebrew roeh) in Bible translations (such as I Kings ix:9). Literal sense of "one who sees" is attested from early 15c.[seer etymology, seer origin, 英语词源]