disquisitorn.
/dɪˈskwɪzɪtə/ One who makes disquisition; an inquirer or investigator; the author of a disquisition.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] > person conducting
searchera1382
inseerc1438
intracer?a1475
inquisitor?1504
investigator1538
peruser1549
tracer1552
scrutineer1557
examinant1587
revisitor1594
examiner?1608
examinator1612
researcher1615
indagator1620
ferret1629
pryer1674
probator1691
disquisitor1766
grubber1776
prober1777
grubbler1813
detective1850
expiscator1882
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > treatise or dissertation > [noun] > the writing of > one who
handler1534
treater1594
treatiser1604
tractatora1638
exercitator1649
diatribista1660
dissertator1698
tractarian1824
tractitian1831
disquisitionist1838
dissertationist1844
disquisitor1889
1766 F. Blackburne Confessional 318 Let the Disquisitors answer for themselves.
1771 W. Jones Zoologia Ethica 66 All the disquisitors that ever took the Law of Moses in hand.
1802 Ann. Reg. 1801 (Otridge ed.) Misc. Ess. 502/2 Because, say our profound disquisitors, all the seven sacraments confer grace.
1889 Sat. Rev. 2 Nov. 485/2 An academic disquisitor on political subjects.
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