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
While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.
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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
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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For the past few years, skeptics have warned that generative AI could lead to cultural stagnation by flooding the web with synthetic content that future AI systems then train on.—
Ahmed Elgammal,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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The money is moving from skeptics to believers.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Questioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questioner. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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