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Asker

One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer.

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Narrower term 8

Canvasser 76% connected

One who canvasses.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cross-examiner 76% connected

One who cross-examines or conducts a crosse-examination.

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Examiner 76% connected

One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates; an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination; as, an examiner of s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inquisitor 76% connected

An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Interrogator 76% connected

One who asks questions; a questioner.

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Interviewer 76% connected

One who interviews; especially, one who obtains an interview with another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or obtaining information for publ…

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Quizzer 76% connected

One who quizzes; a quiz.

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Tester 76% connected

A headpiece; a helmet.

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Broader term 3

Speaker 76% connected

One who speaks.

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Talker 76% connected

One who talks; especially, one who is noted for his power of conversing readily or agreeably; a conversationist.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Utterer 76% connected

One who utters.

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Query 74% connected

A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Query 74% connected

A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 3

Enquirer 92% connected

See Inquirer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Inquirer 92% connected

One who inquires or examines; questioner; investigator.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Questioner 92% connected

One who asks questions; an inquirer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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