querier
- noun
- /ˈkwɪr.i.ər/
- As a systematic querier, she always prepared her questions in advance before the meeting.
Examples
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If it is unclear what the querier cares about, i.e., he never stalks anybody, FB's search results are based on social context, i.e., what the querier's friends care about.
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As that page (and others) was read right through very thoroughly, any such query adds nothing to the discussion (other than an insight into the character of the querier).
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So now Alice the querier knows what I is but Bob doesn't.
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If it is unclear what the querier cares about, i.e., he never stalks anybody, FB's search results are based on social context, i.e., what the querier's friends care about.
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The querier submitted a question about the registration process to the help desk.
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The database returned relevant results for every query made by the querier.
Synonyms
A person who asks questions to get information in a job or news interview
A person who asks for information, often in a public meeting
A person who asks questions to get information
A person who wants an answer to a question
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Morphology
Etymology
Querier comes from an old Latin root quaerere meaning 'to ask' or 'to seek'. It shares the same root as question and query, so a querier is simply someone who asks for information.