inquirer

American  

[in-kwahyuhr-er] / ɪnˈkwaɪər ər /

noun

inquirers plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• inquirers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of inquirer

inquire ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

RAD told the Inquirer that it works to “comply with all securities, licensing, landlord-tenant, and other applicable laws and regulations.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

But Jannotta shared with ProPublica and the Inquirer a pharmacy record of her prescriptions that she says she sent to the trust.

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

The Philadelphia Inquirer once named him its high school athlete of the week, and Holy Ghost would induct him into its sports hall of fame.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove