querist

American  

[kweer-ist] / ˈkwɪər ɪst /

noun

1. a person who inquires or questions.

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querist British  

/ ˈkwɪərɪst /

noun

1. a person who makes inquiries or queries; questioner

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Etymology

Origin of querist

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

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Example Sentences

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querist

His querist springs from a clash between fundamentalism and atheism.

From Time Magazine Archive

He could not answer to it; so he lost his conspicuous station, which was occupied by the more fortunate querist.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

He often answered a question without looking at the querist.

From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous

Occasionally, the querist betrays a want of power to reduce his own difficulty to its proper category; occasionally, also, the respondent fails to grapple with the real point.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

The keeper eyed the querist with no very amiable expression, "You'll stay here," said he, "until you take the Oath, I reckon."

From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by R. H. (Robert Henry) Newell

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