querist

[ kweer-ist ]

/ ˈkwɪər ɪst /

a person who inquires or questions.

Origin of querist

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

The shrewd doctor turned his gray eyes sideways on the querist.

Vassall Morton |Francis Parkman
My querist was a cattle-drover, who spent most of his time in traveling through Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

The Secret Service. |Albert D. Richardson
The inquiry is made that he (the querist) may know somewhere near what it will cost to send his son to that institution.

Buchanan's Journal of Man, December 1887 |Various
My querist did not answer me, but went home to think it over.

Defenseless America |Hudson Maxim

The querist on Hugh Holland and his works, must be content with a reply of unvarnished brevity.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 92, August 2, 1851 |Various

querist

/ (ˈkwɪərɪst) /

a person who makes inquiries or queries; questioner