questioner

/'kwestʃənə/

Thân thiện

The questioner raised her hand to ask for clarification.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who asks a question or questions: A "questioner" is someone who poses an inquiry, seeks information, or interrogates.

Usage

• The word "questioner" is used to identify the person performing the action of asking. It is a neutral term and can apply in formal, informal, educational, or interrogative contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The speaker paused to address the questioner in the third row.
  • As an interviewer, her role was that of a persistent questioner.
  • The panel could not identify the anonymous questioner.

Advanced Usage

• "The questioner's intent": Refers to the purpose or motive behind someone's inquiry.
  • The politician was adept at discerning the questioner's intent.
• In philosophical or methodological contexts, it can imply a person who systematically doubts or inquires.
  • Socrates is often portrayed as the quintessential questioner.

Variants and Related Words

• Question (n/v): The inquiry itself or the act of asking.
  • His main question was about funding.
• Questioning (n/adj): The action of asking questions, or characterized by inquiry.
  • The police subjected him to intense questioning.
• Questionnaire (n): A written list of questions for gathering information.
  • Please complete the customer satisfaction questionnaire.

Synonyms

• Inquirer: A person who seeks information.
• Interrogator: A person who questions someone, often formally or aggressively.
• Asker: A simpler, less common synonym for one who asks.

Antonyms

• Respondent: A person who replies or answers.
• Answerer: One who provides an answer.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who asks a question

Từ đồng nghĩa

• inquirer
• enquirer
• querier
• asker