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QUERIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does querier mean?
• QUERIER (noun)
The noun QUERIER has 1 sense:
1. someone who asks a question
Familiarity information: QUERIER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who asks a question
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
asker; enquirer; inquirer; querier; questioner
Hypernyms ("querier" is a kind of...):
speaker; talker; utterer; verbaliser; verbalizer (someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "querier"):
cross-examiner; cross-questioner (someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier))
examiner; quizzer; tester (someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications)
inquisitor; interrogator (a questioner who is excessively harsh)
interviewer (a person who conducts an interview)
canvasser; headcounter; poll taker; pollster (someone who conducts surveys of public opinion)
Derivation:
query (pose a question)
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