Querier

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who asks questions, especially in order to obtain information
2. Someone who seeks answers by posing inquiries or interrogations
3. An individual engaged in requesting information through questioning

Etymology: "Querier" is formed from "query" plus the agent suffix "-er," so it simply means one who queries, a person who asks questions. The suffix "-er" attaches to a verb or noun to name the person who performs an action, as in "baker" or "writer," and "querier" follows that pattern exactly. The base word "query" is the older and more familiar part. It entered English in the sense of a question or an inquiry, and the verb sense of asking or examining followed from it. Because the root is shared, "querier" sits comfortably beside "questioner" as a plain, transparent way to name someone who asks.

Synonyms: inquirer, interrogator