Questioners

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who pose inquiries to obtain information or clarification
2. People engaged in the act of asking questions, typically for understanding or investigation
3. Those who seek answers or explanations by directing queries to others

Etymology: "Questioners" is simply the plural of "questioner," a noun for people who ask questions. The singular entered Middle English as a formation from "question" plus the agent suffix "-er," which marks a person who performs an action, as in "baker" or "singer." Because the base is a plain English-friendly formation, there is no hidden foreign detour to unpick: the word is built from parts that were already in use. The root "question" arrived from Old French "question," itself drawn from Latin "quaestio," meaning an inquiry or investigation, which came from the verb "quaerere," to seek or ask. That Latin verb also gave English "quest" and "inquire," which is why "questioner" sits in the same family as words about seeking out information.

Synonyms: interrogators, inquirers, quizmasters

Antonyms: respondents, answerers