querist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of querist
Example Sentences
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His querist springs from a clash between fundamentalism and atheism.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Garter, may be acceptable to your querist S. N.
From Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell
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!"
From The Portland Sketch Book by Various
The querist turned full on the young man, much to Mr. John Wray's disapproval.
From The Storm Centre by Mary Noailles Murfree
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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