querist
A person who queries or asks questions; an interrogator, a questioner.
“But the Queriſt, and all others of his Opinion, may be aſſured, That there is no Man in England vvho underſtands the Conſtitution of his Country, that is at all concerned vvho vvere the Parents of the Child he talks of: […] [T]hat this Queriſt thinks himſelf at preſent very ſeaſonable in the Queſtions he propoſes in his Favour, is a matter vvorthy [of] Conſideration.”
“[T]he Queriſt muſt not proceed too ſvviftly tovvards the Determination of his Point propos'd, that he may vvith more Eaſe, vvith brighter Evidence, and vvith ſurer Succeſs dravv the Learner on to aſſent to thoſe Principles ſtep by ſtep, from vvhence the final Concluſion vvill naturally ariſe.”
“VVere vve aſked in the ſame manner vvhat is air, vve ſhould refer the queriſt to his experience alone for information.”
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From quaere (“(archaic) query, question”, noun) or query (“enquiry, question”, noun) + -ist (suffix denoting one who engages in a particular type of activity). Quaere and query are both derived from Latin quaerō (“to ask, question; to look for, seek; etc.”); for further etymology, see that entry.
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