asker
One who inquires
An asker is someone who asks—poses a question or makes a request.
The term often appears in contexts distinguishing types of people: Are you an asker or a guesser? refers to communication styles where askers make direct requests while guessers hint.
The asker wanted to know about salary expectations.
One who questions formally
- interviewerOne who poses questions
- inquirerOne who seeks information
- querentOne who seeks guidance
- enquirerOne who seeks information
inquisitor · prober · examiner · cross-examiner · pollster · surveyor · quizmaster · challenger
One who formally requests
- applicantOne who formally requests
- supplicantOne who humbly entreats
- requesterOne who asks
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
claimant · bidder · candidate · aspirant · pleader · suppliant · beggar · help-seeker
One formally enrolled somewhere
- pupilLearner or eye opening
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
- menteeOne receiving guidance
novice · trainee · knowledge-seeker · truth-seeker · explorer · researcher · investigator · information-gatherer
Eager desire to learn
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- inquiryRequest for information
questioning · probing · exploration · investigation · scrutiny · examination · interrogation · nosiness
interrogator
One who questions formally
- interviewerOne who poses questions
- inquirerOne who seeks information
- querentOne who seeks guidance
enquirer · inquisitor · prober · examiner · cross-examiner · pollster · surveyor · quizmaster · challenger · griller
petitioner
One who formally requests
- applicantOne who formally requests
- supplicantOne who humbly entreats
- requesterOne who asks
solicitor · claimant · bidder · candidate · aspirant · pleader · suppliant · beggar · help-seeker · appellant
student
One formally enrolled somewhere
- pupilLearner or eye opening
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
mentee · novice · trainee · knowledge-seeker · truth-seeker · explorer · researcher · investigator · information-gatherer · fact-finder
inquisitiveness
Eager desire to learn
inquiry · questioning · probing · exploration · investigation · scrutiny · examination · interrogation · nosiness · prying
- requestersrequester, askers, seeker, seekers, petitioner
- ask forSeek through inquiry
- ask outRequest someone's company romantically
- asked outRequested a date
- asking for troubleBehaving in risky ways
- ask for troubleInvite predictable negative outcomes
- ask aroundSeek information from multiple sources