QUESTIONER

inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker

(noun) someone who asks a question

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

questioner (plural questioners)

A person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.

Synonyms

• asker

• inquirer

• inquirist

• inquisitor

• interrogator

• interviewer

• querent

Anagrams

• requestion

Source: Wiktionary


Ques"tion*er, n.

Definition: One who asks questions; an inquirer. "Little time for idle questioners." Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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