querent C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈkwɪrənt/ UK /ˈkwɪərənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who consults an astrologer or fortune-teller with a question The astrologer asked the querent to state the matter plainly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who consults an... questionerinquireraskerseeker Word family Related forms queryquestioninquirequest Etymology AI details From Latin quaerens (stem quaerent-), present participle of quaerere ('to seek, ask, inquire'). quaerens Latin quaerere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # querent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkwɪrənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkwɪərənt/ ## Meanings 1. a person who consults an astrologer or fortune-teller with a question ## Examples - The astrologer asked the querent to state the matter plainly. ## Synonyms - questioner - inquirer - asker - seeker ## Related Forms - query - question - inquire - quest ## Roots and Affixes - Root: quaerens - Root: quaerere ## Etymology From Latin quaerens (stem quaerent-), present participle of quaerere ('to seek, ask, inquire'). ## AI Etymology Querent is from Latin quaerens (stem quaerent-), present participle of quaerere ('to seek, ask, inquire'). Important recorded forms include quaerens (Latin) and quaerere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a person who consults an astrologer or fortune-teller with a question. The wider family includes related words such as query, question, inquire, and quest. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown