questioner

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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skeptic
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  • Indiana’s 2024 trek to the Eastern Conference Finals was met with skeptics as the team was still emerging, but that journey was validated by another deep playoff run in 2025.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • As usual, those tests will be left to the laboratory of social media, where trolls and skeptics alike wait to find out exactly what the world’s richest man has unleashed on the rest of us.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
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“Questioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questioner. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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