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as in questioner
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as in requester
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Recent Examples of asker
Our question asker poses a scenario in which the Chargers exceed my prediction.
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Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
This writer has a lot in common with our first question-asker of the day, so the initial answer here will be mildly similar.
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Kristen Arnett
august 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
This writer has a lot in common with our first question-asker of the day, so the initial answer here will be mildly similar.
—
Kristen Arnett
august 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asker
Noun
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Mark Hamill, Martha Stewart, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were some of the questioners.
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Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.
Noun
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One of their tactics was to charge record requesters not just for copying costs but for the time workers spent assembling the records.
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In Lexington, a school employee was caught discussing whether production costs could be inflated in hopes that a requester would give up.
Noun
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In the performance & results phase, your role is that of an inquirer.
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Since Cohn had signed the letter asking for retraction, the lead inquirer did not report to him.
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“Asker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asker. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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