questorn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɛstə/, U.S.

/ˈkwɛstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quest v.¹, -or suffix.

Etymology: < quest v.¹ + -or suffix. Compare earlier quester n.

A person who quests or searches for something.

ΘΚΠ

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

seekerc1330

hunterc1374

searchera1382

explorator1583

questa1616

questanta1616

ferret1629

quester1629

perquisitor1656

questor1887

1887 M. B. Betham-Edwards Next of Kin Wanted II. x. 117 Unhappy questors after something to their advantage.

1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Dec. 1498/5 The prosing of that coruscating bore Dr Emily Brightman, a notator and questor of the first water.

1992 Christian Sci. Monitor 2 Jan. 3/2 There is a real difference in the mindsets of inventors and what Boorstin calls ‘questors’ such as Columbus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	questor
释义	questorn. Brit. /ˈkwɛstə/, U.S. /ˈkwɛstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quest v.¹, -or suffix. Etymology: < quest v.¹ + -or suffix. Compare earlier quester n. A person who quests or searches for something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > searcher or seeker seekerc1330 hunterc1374 searchera1382 explorator1583 questa1616 questanta1616 ferret1629 quester1629 perquisitor1656 questor1887 1887 M. B. Betham-Edwards Next of Kin Wanted II. x. 117 Unhappy questors after something to their advantage. 1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Dec. 1498/5 The prosing of that coruscating bore Dr Emily Brightman, a notator and questor of the first water. 1992 Christian Sci. Monitor 2 Jan. 3/2 There is a real difference in the mindsets of inventors and what Boorstin calls ‘questors’ such as Columbus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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