as in skeptic
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something
Father Henry is always happy to debate any questioner of the faith
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Recent Examples of questioner
Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Several questioners pressed Steyer on his positions on Israel’s actions in Palestine and asked him to work to divest state entities from Israeli companies.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
But what was really baffling was Cronin’s claim that the questioner was raising his voice.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The hearing lasted over five hours, with nearly every round of questioning from a Democrat reverting to a monologue from the questioner or a shouting match.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
But your questioners are also asking about test scores?
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Bondi arrived armed with personal attacks against individual Democratic senators and lobbed them at her questioners when pressed on a range of topics.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The bullet passed near his team members and the questioner standing directly in front of him.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Several questioners pressed Steyer on his positions on Israel’s actions in Palestine and asked him to work to divest state entities from Israeli companies.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
But what was really baffling was Cronin’s claim that the questioner was raising his voice.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The hearing lasted over five hours, with nearly every round of questioning from a Democrat reverting to a monologue from the questioner or a shouting match.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
But your questioners are also asking about test scores?
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Bondi arrived armed with personal attacks against individual Democratic senators and lobbed them at her questioners when pressed on a range of topics.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
The bullet passed near his team members and the questioner standing directly in front of him.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for questioner
skeptic
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Companies like Runway see themselves as a bridge between the Silicon Valley hypesters and Hollywood skeptics, catering to filmmakers with tools and eschewing social applications like ByteDance’s Seesaw (The Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight people).—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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This has thrilled skeptics of post-Biden Democrats, who wonder why no other potential candidate will say, as Emanuel did to Megyn Kelly, that a man cannot become a woman — and then defend that opinion to NPR.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Questioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questioner. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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