noun
Meaning 1
One who inquires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inquirer
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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UK: /ɪnˈkwaɪ.əɹə(ɹ)/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -aɪəɹə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N K W AY1 R ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
someone who asks a question
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enquirer, questioner, querier, asker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser
Narrower terms: cross-examiner, cross-questioner, examiner, tester, quizzer, inquisitor, interrogator, interviewer, pollster, poll taker, headcounter, canvasser
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English inquire Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English inquirer From inquire + -er.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: onderzoeker — one who inquires
- Dutch: informateur — one who inquires
- Ancient Greek: ζητητής (zētētḗs) — one who inquires
- Hindi: प्रश्नकर्ता (praśnakartā) — one who inquires