Querist

Quick meaning: Querist is a noun meaning (formal) A person who queries or asks questions; an interrogator, a questioner.

Meaning

(formal) A person who queries or asks questions; an interrogator, a questioner.

Example Sentences

VVere vve aſked in the ſame manner vvhat is air, vve ſhould refer the queriſt to his experience alone for information.

"I am only saying," I replied, "that I must be a monk." "Thank God it is no worse," replied the querist, "your contumacy must long ago have wearied the Superior and the brethren—thank God it's no worse."

[T]he Queriſt muſt not proceed too ſvviftly tovvards the Determination of his Point propos'd, that he may vvith more Eaſe, vvith brighter Evidence, and vvith ſurer Succeſs dravv the Learner on to aſſent to thoſe Principles ſtep by ſtep, from vvhence the final Concluſion vvill naturally ariſe.

But the Queriſt, and all others of his Opinion, may be aſſured, That there is no Man in England vvho underſtands the Conſtitution of his Country, that is at all concerned vvho vvere the Parents of the Child he talks of: […] [T]hat this Queriſt thinks himſelf at preſent very ſeaſonable in the Queſtions he propoſes in his Favour, is a matter vvorthy [of] Conſideration.

Word Forms

• querists

Synonyms for querist

Depending on context, synonyms include asker, inquirer, inquirist, inquisitor, interrogator, interviewer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inquirer, questionist, queryist, questioner, inquirist, quizzer.

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