a person who makes inquiries or queries; questioner
querist in American English
(ˈkwɪrɪst)
noun
one who queries, or questions
querist in American English
(ˈkwɪərɪst)
noun
a person who inquires or questions
Word origin
[1625–35; quer(y) + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1625–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: concentration, functional, plastic, program, substratum-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: apologist, dramatist, novelist, realist, socialist