One who seeks, in various senses of the verb; a searcher, an explorer, one who endeavours to find something hidden or lost. Const. as the verb…

A man who hunts. figurative and gen. One who hunts or searches eagerly for something; a seeker. (Most frequently in combination, as fortune-hunter, pl…

A person who searches for something (in various senses of the verb); a person who searches in a particular place; a person who endeavours to find a…

figurative. A person who searches diligently for something. Obsolete.

A person or group of people engaged in searching. Obsolete. rare.

= quester, n.

transferred and figurative.

A person or hound who quests (in various senses).

Esp. Law. A person who conducts a thorough search. Cf. perquisition, n. 2.

A person who quests or searches for something.