Inquirist

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An inquirer, a questioner. obsolete, rare

    "[T]he inquirist (a grave old farmer-looking man) held up his hands, and said, Good God!—this will be sad, sad news to somebody!"

Synonyms

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inquirerqueristqueryistquestioner

Example

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"[T]he inquirist (a grave old farmer-looking man) held up his hands, and said, Good God!—this will be sad, sad news to somebody!"

Etymology

From inquire + -ist.

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