querent

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkwɪrənt/ UK /ˈkwɪərənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who consults an astrologer or fortune-teller with a question

The astrologer asked the querent to state the matter plainly.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who consults an... questioner inquireraskerseeker

Word family

Related forms query question inquire quest

Etymology

From Latin quaerens (stem quaerent-), present participle of quaerere ('to seek, ask, inquire').

quaerens Latin quaerere Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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