inquirer

American  

[in-kwahyuhr-er] / ɪnˈkwaɪər ər /

noun

1. a person who asks a question or seeks to learn about something, often someone whose character it is to do so.

   The answer to any question is available within a second or two on the Internet, but it's up to the inquirer to evaluate the validity of the answer.

   Any inquirer into scientific truth must be absolutely confident that the whole world makes a certain kind of sense.

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Etymology

Origin of inquirer

inquire ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Several victims told ProPublica and the Inquirer that the loss of the affidavit option meant they had no hope of receiving a settlement.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

The winnowing of victims has been the result of byzantine legal procedures, strict vetting and tightened eligibility rules, which victims told ProPublica and the Inquirer took them by surprise.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Will Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer: Why Yale’s term paper on what’s wrong with college gets a ‘D-’

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that “betting was about even.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

A1 talked me into writing a Mother’s Day piece, which the Philadelphia Inquirer was kind enough to run simultaneously, since Ma was living in Philly at the time.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride