querent

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A querent (caller) will call into a reader, and the reader will ask the caller to concentrate on a question that he or she wants answered or clarified.

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  1. A complainant; a plaintiff.
  2. An inquirer. [Rare.] When a patient or querent came to him [Dr. Napier], he presently went to his closet to pray. Aubrey, Misc., p. 133.
  3. In horary astrology, the person who asks the question.

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  • "The Good Magician always knows when a querent is coming, and is always prepared Querent Supplicant, petitioner, beggar, moocher, sponge Oh, stop it!" —  The Color of Her Panties
  • Be humble and honest; set a good example for both the querent and your peers. —  RealClimate
  • If you're good at this, the querent will learn something - and so might you. —  RealClimate
  • When card readings are conducted face-to-face, the card reader will once in a while ask the querent to shuffle the cards as they concentrate on the question. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • When card readings are conducted face-to-face, the card reader will on occasion ask the querent to shuffle the cards as they concentrate on the question. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. from Latin queren(t-)s, present participle of queri, complain, lament. Cf. quarrel, querela, querimony, etc.
  2. from Latin quæren(t-)s, present participle of quærere, ask, inquire: see quest.
 

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