inquirent noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •One who makes an enquiry; questioner.The factors are so numerous that it is next to impossible to give comprehensive and adequate information in the pages of an ordinary letter to the inquirent. — 1916 •A court-appointed officer who is given the task of looking into a situation; a legal investigator.The Inquirent caused her to be told that she was bound to answer his citation, under penalty of fine and imprisonment. — 1868 adjective1 •(no longer used) Making enquiry; questioning.As in a garden, roves, of hues alone Inquirent, curious? — 1763 formsinquirents
