"questionist" meaning in All languages combined

See questionist on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: questionists [plural]
Etymology: From question + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|question|ist}} question + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} questionist (plural questionists)
  1. (obsolete) A person preparing for, or taking, their final exam at university. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-questionist-en-noun-061~RfFq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of People: 59 41
  2. (obsolete) An inquisitive person, a questioner. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-questionist-en-noun-HWyx8S6F

Inflected forms

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