quester

quest

 (kwĕst)

n.

1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.

2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat: the quest for the Holy Grail.

3. Archaic

a. An inquest.

b. A jury appointed to take part in an inquest.

v.intr. quest·ed, quest·ing, quests

1. To search for something: quested for knowledge.

2. To go on a quest.

3. To search for game or bay when sighting game, as a hound.

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[Middle English queste, from Old French, ultimately from Latin quaesta, from feminine of *quaestus, obsolete past participle of quaerere, to seek.]

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quest′er n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quester - someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" searcher, seeker individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" finder - someone who comes upon something after searching gadabout - a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship hunter - a person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter"

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quester

noun

One who inquires:

inquirer, inquisitor, investigator, prober, querier, questioner, researcher.

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