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disquisitor|dɪˈskwɪzɪtə(r)|
[ad. L. *disquīsītor, agent-n. from disquīrĕre: see -or.]
One who makes disquisition; an inquirer or investigator; the author of a disquisition.
1766F. Blackburne Confessional 318 Let the Disquisitors answer for themselves. 1771W. Jones Zool. Eth. 66 All the disquisitors that ever took the Law of Moses in hand. 1801Chron. in Ann. Reg. 502 Because, say our profound disquisitors, all the seven sacraments confer grace. 1889Sat. Rev. 2 Nov. 485/2 An academic disquisitor on political subjects. |