Meaning of querist | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who queries or asks questions; an interrogator, a questioner.

formal

Examples

“But the Queriſt, and all others of his Opinion, may be aſſured, That there is no Man in England vvho underſtands the Conſtitution of his Country, that is at all concerned vvho vvere the Parents of the Child he talks of: […] [T]hat this Queriſt thinks himſelf at preſent very ſeaſonable in the Queſtions he propoſes in his Favour, is a matter⟳ vvorthy [of] Conſideration.”

“[T]he Queriſt muſt not proceed too ſvviftly tovvards the Determination of his Point⟳ propos'd, that he may vvith more Eaſe, vvith brighter Evidence, and vvith ſurer Succeſs dravv the Learner on to aſſent to thoſe Principles ſtep by ſtep, from vvhence the final Concluſion vvill naturally ariſe.”

“VVere vve aſked in the ſame manner vvhat is air, vve ſhould refer⟳ the queriſt to his experience⟳ alone for information.”

“"I am only saying," I replied, "that I must be a monk." "Thank⟳ God it is no worse," replied the querist, "your contumacy must long ago have⟳ wearied the Superior and the brethren—thank⟳ God it's no worse."”

“"I can answer⟳ a civil question⟳ civilly," said the youth, "and will pay⟳ fitting respect⟳ to your age, if you do not urge⟳ my patience with mockery. Since I have⟳ been here in France and Flanders, men have⟳ called me, in their fantasy, the Varlet with the Velvet Pouch, because of this hawk-purse which I carry⟳ by my side; but my true name⟳, when at home, is Quentin Durward." / "Durward!" said the querist; "is it a gentleman's name⟳?"”

“Querists who occasionally exhibit unreasonable impatience are those who send⟳ quotations, prose or poetic, and ask⟳ us to find⟳ the source. Does it not occur⟳ to them that (unless we have⟳ happened on it recently in our own⟳ reading, or it has found its way into the "quotation dictionaries") in some instances the only certain way of finding what they wish⟳ is to read⟳ through about half-a-million books, and that at any rate he (or, as it often is, she) should give⟳ us time to look⟳ through a few books; even when the author is named, if he were a voluminous writer, the task is not easy.”

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