querent
- noun
- /ˈkwɛr.ənt/
- Jargon
:
consultante
- After waiting for his turn, the querent finally spoke to the fortune-teller about his upcoming decisions.
Examples
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This is right before a sample reading in which the querent thinks a guy is hot.
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The astrologer listened carefully to the querent as she shared her concerns about the future.
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During the session, the querent asked several insightful questions about her life choices.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who asks for information, often in a public meeting
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3.2
A person who asks questions to get information
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3.3
A person who wants an answer to a question
Someone or something that asks a question to get information
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
querent = query (semi-transparent) = quer + ent
The agentive idea ‘one who asks’ is recoverable for learners who know 'query', but the form 'quer-' and the Latin-derived '-ent' are less transparent and the word is relatively rare/specialized.
Etymology
Querent comes from the old Latin root quaer- meaning 'to ask' and shares this root with query and question. So at a tarot or astrology reading a querent is simply someone who 'asks' for advice about their future.