Inquirent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inquirent is an adjective meaning One who makes an enquiry; questioner.
Meaning
One who makes an enquiry; questioner.
More Meanings
- (more specifically) A court-appointed officer who is given the task of looking into a situation; a legal investigator.
- (obsolete) Making enquiry; questioning.
Example Sentences
As in a garden, roves, of hues alone Inquirent, curious?
Once a very inquirent disciple by the name of Chi Lu asked about […]
The Inquirent caused her to be told that she was bound to answer his citation, under penalty of fine and imprisonment.
The factors are so numerous that it is next to impossible to give comprehensive and adequate information in the pages of an ordinary letter to the inquirent.
Word Forms
- inquirents
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inquisitorious, inquisitous, indagative, perquire, emissitious, solicitate.
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