One who makes inquisition or inquiry; an inquirer, seeker, investigator; a curious or prying inquirer, an inquisitive person. Const. of, into.
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| 单词 | θ131599 |
| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > person having (7) inquisitor?1504 One who makes inquisition or inquiry; an inquirer, seeker, investigator; a curious or prying inquirer, an inquisitive person. Const. of, into. ferret1629 transferred and figurative. curioso1658 (a) In 17th cent.: (usually) one who is curious in matters of science and art. (b) Later: an admirer or collector of curiosities; a connoisseur… inquisitive1690 An inquisitive person. (By Puttenham applied to the rhetorical figure erotesis, n.) numquid1833 An inquisitive person. pry1837 An excessively inquisitive or prying person. Cf. Paul Pry, n. noser1860 A prying or inquisitive person, a person who seeks out; spec. (slang) an informer or spy for the police. |
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