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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of querist

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

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querist

His querist springs from a clash between fundamentalism and atheism.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sailor started, and for a moment eyed the querist closely.

From Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad

"Humph!" ejaculated the querist, and began searching his pocket, from which he drew a slip of paper.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various

—A querist asks information as to the origin of the American figure of speech "to go the whole hog."

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Why is a person asking questions the strangest of all individuals?—Because he's the querist.

From The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. by Various

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