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Inquisitive vs Inquirer - What's the difference?

inquisitive | inquirer |

As an adjective inquisitive

is eager to acquire knowledge.

As a noun inquirer is

one who enquires.

inquisitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Eager to acquire knowledge.
  • * I. Watts
  • A young, inquisitive , and sprightly genius.
  • Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
  • * Broome
  • A wise man is not inquisitive about things impertinent.
  • * Episode 16
  • Everybody gets their own ration of luck, they say. Now you mention it' his face was familiar to me. But, leaving that for the moment, how much did you part with, he queried, if I am not too ' inquisitive ?

    Derived terms

    * inquisitively * inquisitiveness

    inquirer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who enquires.
  • Synonyms

    * asker * inquisitor * interrogator * querent * questioner