† questantn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quest v.¹, -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < quest v.¹ + -ant suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

= quester n.

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > searcher or seeker

seekerc1330

hunterc1374

searchera1382

explorator1583

questa1616

questanta1616

ferret1629

quester1629

perquisitor1656

questor1887

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 16 You come Not to wooe honour, but to wed it, when The brauest questant shrinkes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	questant
释义	† questantn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quest v.¹, -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < quest v.¹ + -ant suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. = quester n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > searcher or seeker seekerc1330 hunterc1374 searchera1382 explorator1583 questa1616 questanta1616 ferret1629 quester1629 perquisitor1656 questor1887 a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 16 You come Not to wooe honour, but to wed it, when The brauest questant shrinkes. View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1616
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