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inquirer

UK/ɪnˈkwaɪ.əɹə(ɹ)/

noun

One who inquires.

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asker inquirist inquisitor interrogator querent questioner enquirer querier

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Meanings

nouninquirer (plural inquirers)

plural inquirers · alternative enquirer

One who inquires.
Synonyms: asker, inquirist, inquisitor, interrogator, querent, questioner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who inquires.

Similar

asker inquirist inquisitor interrogator querent questioner

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who asks a question

Similar

enquirer questioner querier asker

Broader

speaker talker utterer

Also see

asker interrogator querier querist queryist questioner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From inquire + -er.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ζητητής

ζητητής (zētētḗs)one who inquires

Dutch onderzoeker, informateur

onderzoekerone who inquires
informateurone who inquires

Hindi प्रश्नकर्ता

प्रश्नकर्ता (praśnakartā)one who inquires

Latin percontātor, percontātrīx

percontātorone who inquires
percontātrīxone who inquires

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inquirer

admirer acquirer retirer inspirer firer aspirer conspirer desirer expirer nonadmirer requirer wirer

Cite this entry

APA

inquirer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inquirer

MLA

“inquirer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inquirer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inquirer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inquirer.

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