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# enquirer

noun (an enquirer, enquirers); US usually inquirer

«enquirer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An enquirer is a person who asks for information about something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/#m1)
2. (formal) An enquirer may also be someone who investigates or looks into a question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal letters, offices and shops («all enquirers will receive a reply»). In science, a curious enquirer asks questions. Newspapers called The Enquirer or The Inquirer are names. Phrases: curious enquirer, each enquirer.

### Examples

- The receptionist answered every enquirer politely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/#x1)
- The museum sends leaflets to each enquirer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/#x2)
- A good scientist is a curious enquirer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/#x3)
- Several enquirers phoned about the lost dog poster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/#x4)
- The enquirer wanted to know when the pool opens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/#x5)
- Our class became young enquirers about space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/#x6)

### Note

UK: enquire/enquirer for asking; inquire/inquiry often for formal investigations. US: inquire/inquirer for both. Formal; everyday words are «someone asking» or «caller».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enquirer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enquirer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enquirer.html) on Mova free.