as in skeptics
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 questioners
Bondi arrived armed with personal attacks against individual Democratic senators and lobbed them at her questioners when pressed on a range of topics.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for questioners
skeptics
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In the weeks that followed, the secretary also removed every member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory committee, replacing them with a merry band of loyalists and skeptics.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the plan has skeptics, too.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Questioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questioners. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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