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QUESTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quester mean? 

QUESTER (noun)
  The noun QUESTER has 1 sense:

1. someone making a search or inquiryplay

  Familiarity information: QUESTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


QUESTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone making a search or inquiry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

quester; searcher; seeker

Context example:

they are seekers after truth

Hypernyms ("quester" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quester"):

finder (someone who comes upon something after searching)

gadabout (a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship)

hunter (a person who searches for something)

Derivation:

quest (make a search (for))


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