quester

quest

Q0027300 (kwĕst)n.1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat: the quest for the Holy Grail.3. Archaic a. An inquest.b. A jury appointed to take part in an inquest.v.intr. quest·ed, quest·ing, quests 1. To search for something: quested for knowledge.2. To go on a quest.3. To search for game or bay when sighting game, as a hound.

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[Middle English queste, from Old French, ultimately from Latin quaesta, from feminine of *quaestus, obsolete past participle of quaerere, to seek.]

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quest′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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quester - someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth"searcher, seekerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"finder - someone who comes upon something after searchinggadabout - a restless seeker after amusement or social companionshiphunter - a person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter"

quester

nounOne who inquires:inquirer, inquisitor, investigator, prober, querier, questioner, researcher.