questorn.
/ˈkwɛstə/, U.S. /ˈkwɛstər/ A person who quests or searches for something.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > searcher or seeker
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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).
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