querent

¹ American  

[kweer-uhnt] / ˈkwɪər ənt /

noun

1. a person who asks a question or makes inquiries, especially of an astrologer, fortune-teller, etc..

   Querents approach the I Ching with such questions as "What does the future hold for me?"

   The website is there for one purpose—to connect querents with respondents.

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querent ² American  

[kweer-uhnt] / ˈkwɪər ənt /

noun

1. Law Archaic. a plaintiff or complainant in a lawsuit.

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Etymology

Origin of querent¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin quaerent-, stem of quaerēns, present participle of quaerere “to seek, ask”; cf. quaere ( def. )

Origin of querent²

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin querent-, stem of querēns, present participle of querī “to complain”; cf. querulous ( def. )