Synonyms for questioners

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kwes-chuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɛs tʃən

Définition of questioners

Origin : early 13c., "philosophical or theological problem;" early 14c. as "utterance meant to elicit an answer or discussion," also as "a difficulty, a doubt," from Anglo-French questiun, Old French question "question, difficulty, problem; legal inquest, interrogation, torture," from Latin quaestionem (nominative quaestio) "a seeking, a questioning, inquiry, examining, judicial investigation," noun of action from past participle stem of quaerere "ask, seek" (see query (v.)).
No question "undoubtedly" is from mid-15c; no questions asked "accountability not required" is from 1879 (especially in newspaper advertisements seeking the return of something lost or stolen). Question mark is from 1849, sometimes also question stop (1862); figurative use is from 1869. To be out of the question (c.1700) is to be not pertinent to the subject, hence "not to be considered."

noun inquirer

Example sentences :

The answer has been as variable as the purpose of the questioners.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

Straws, informed on all matters, was able to satisfy his questioners.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

Anglique was often too frank by half, and questioners got from her more than they liked to hear.
Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby

Some of the questions were not easy to answer, considering that the questioners were Hindus.
Extract from : « India and the Indians » by Edward F. Elwin

“No,” answered the cibolero, while he observed the continued confusion of his questioners.
Extract from : « The White Chief » by Mayne Reid

The questioners sat there in silence, and watched him as he slept.
Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island » by Roger Thompson Finlay

His eyes, gray in color, were clear and direct as he faced his questioners.
Extract from : « Smugglers' Reef » by John Blaine

Of course, my questioners were neither engineers nor geographers.
Extract from : « A Tramp's Notebook » by Morley Roberts

But neither Tweedle-dum nor Tweedle-dee enlightened the questioners.
Extract from : « A Dixie School Girl » by Gabrielle E. Jackson

The like answer Christianity has still to give to its questioners.
Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay

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