inquirer

/ɪnˈkwaɪərə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈkwaɪərər/ (ame, ipa) · /ə̇nˈkwīrə(r)/ (ame, mw)

inquirer — noun

  • inquirersingular
  • inquirersplural

1. a person who asks someone else for information or answers — for example, a custo

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person who asks someone else for information or answers — for example, a customer calling a store to ask about a product, or a journalist contacting an office for details.

例句

Samir, a frequent inquirer at the reference desk, asked about the museum's opening hours.

frequent + inquirer — adjective describing habitual asker

The support team replied to each inquirer within two hours of receiving their question.

each + inquirer — determiner for every person who asks

同義詞
  • questioner

    neutral register, common in classrooms and interviews

  • querist

    very formal, mainly legal or academic

  • asker

    informal, rare in written English

用法筆記

More formal than 'asker' or 'questioner'. Common in customer service, journalism, and official contexts. The variant spelling 'enquirer' is the British form.

常見錯誤

❌He was an inquirer at the front desk for an hour.' (suggests just standing there).
✅He waited at the front desk for an hour before asking his question.
💡'inquirer' implies the act of asking, not just waiting.