A querent (derived, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, from the Latin quærēns "seeking", the present participle of quærere "to seek, gain, ask") is "one who seeks". I've known the word query but never used the word querent. I'm worried if I use it in my daily speech, others will not understand it so maybe I should change it for 'enquirer'. Françoise was frustrated at Sainsburys today...

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