quest

[ kwest ]
/ kwɛst /
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noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to search or seek for; pursue.

Origin of quest

1275–1325; (noun) Middle English queste < Old French < Latin quaesīta, feminine past participle of quaerere to seek; (v.) Middle English questen < Old French quester, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM quest

quest·er, noun quest·ing·ly, adverb un·quest·ed, adjective

Words nearby quest

query language, querétaro, ques., quesadilla, quesnay, quest, question, question mark, question master, question of fact, question of law

Words related to quester

questioner, examiner, investigator, researcher, inquisitor, auditor, analyst, scrutinizer, checker, prober

Example sentences from the Web for quester

  • I mean the higher law that is found at last by the quester after goodness, beauty and truth.

    The Hive |Will Levington Comfort

  • Even now, the Quester's adventure is a desperate one—few there be that find It.

    The Secret Glory |Arthur Machen

  • The nation of scholars pictured the quester as a student, not as a knight.

    Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail |Alfred Nutt

  • As regards the quester himself, the maiden he thus woos is his reward and the noblest prize earth has to offer him.

    Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail |Alfred Nutt

British Dictionary definitions for quester

quest
/ (kwɛst) /

noun

verb (mainly intr)

Derived forms of quest

quester, noun questing, adjective questingly, adverb

Word Origin for quest

C14: from Old French queste, from Latin quaesita sought, from quaerere to seek

Idioms and Phrases with quester

quest

see under in search of.