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

She takes the pen from his hand and throws it in the direction of the inquirer.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

“In the vast majority of cases, they do not result in partnership. Typically, as with Brave Books, we suggest that the inquirer considers holding their own event in a bookable meeting room space.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2022

"Any prior communication by Cassie that does not reflect these dates is simply a difference of relating an answer to a question misinterpreted by Cassie or poorly posed by the inquirer."

From Fox News • Oct. 1, 2021

Such an inquirer would have an easier time quarrying the pages of Triumph, a little-remembered Catholic periodical started by L. Brent Bozell, a brother-in-law of William F. Buckley Jr., the founder of National Review.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021

I think I must have misheard, but a few minutes later I hear her say the same thing to another inquirer.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich