Home › Words › I › inquirentinquirentinquirent means making enquiry; questioning.EtymologyFrom Latin inquirens.adjMaking enquiry; questioning.e.g.“As in a garden, roves, of hues alone Inquirent, curious?” — a. 1763, William Shenstone, Economy: A Rhapsody, addressed to young poets:nounOne who makes an enquiry; questioner.A court-appointed officer who is given the task of looking into a situation; a legal investigator.e.g.“The Inquirent caused her to be told that she was bound to answer his citation, under penalty of fine and imprisonment.” — 1868, William Hepworth Dixon, Spiritual Wives - Volume 1, page 210:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).