querist

American

[kweer-ist] / ˈkwɪər ɪst /

noun

a person who inquires or questions.

querist British

/ ˈkwɪərɪst /

noun

a person who makes inquiries or queries; questioner

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Etymology

Origin of querist

First recorded in 1625–35; quer(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

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The principal object of the querist is to know whether this family sprang from that of But, Butte, or Butts, which attained great civic eminence in Norwich during the thirteenth and two following centuries.

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He often answered a question without looking at the querist.

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This is but a meagre account of them; and if any of your readers can give further information respecting them, and especially on the religion of those who go to worship at them, they will confer a great favour on your querist.

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At the sight the querist dropped the fish, exclaiming with feigned wonder, "By all that's crooked, an even bet!—ar'n't your mouth made ov injy rubber, Billy!"

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Any information of the Cordeux family more than fifty years ago will confer an obligation on the querist.

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