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   quaestor
         n 1: any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in
               charge of finance and administration)

English Dictionary: quester by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quester
n
  1. someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth"
    Synonym(s): seeker, searcher, quester
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quick-drying
adj
  1. of a liquid substance that dries quickly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Questor \Ques"tor\, n. [L. quaestor, contr. fr. quaesitor, fr.
      quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask: cf. F. questeur.]
      (Rom. Antiq.)
      An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a
      receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.; treasurer of state.
      [Written also {qu[91]stor}.]
  
      Note: At an early period there were also public accusers
               styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quester \Quest"er\, n.
      One who seeks; a seeker. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Questor \Ques"tor\, n. [L. quaestor, contr. fr. quaesitor, fr.
      quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask: cf. F. questeur.]
      (Rom. Antiq.)
      An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a
      receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.; treasurer of state.
      [Written also {qu[91]stor}.]
  
      Note: At an early period there were also public accusers
               styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Questorship \Ques"tor*ship\, n.
      The office, or the term of office, of a questor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Questrist \Quest"rist\, n. [See {Quest}.]
      A seeker; a pursuer. [Obs.] [bd]Hot questrists after him.[b8]
      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Questuary \Ques"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. quaestuarius, from quaestus
      gain, profit, quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, earn.]
      Studious of profit. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Questuary \Ques"tu*a*ry\, n.
      One employed to collect profits. [R.] [bd]The pope's
      questuaries.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As.
      cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,
      OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,
      Goth. qius, Lith. q[ymac]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,
      vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[c6]va living, j[c6]v
      to live. Cf. {Biography}, {Vivid}, {Quitch grass},
      {Whitlow}.]
      1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to {dead} or
            {inanimate}.
  
                     Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.
  
                     The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and
                     the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 1.
  
                     Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. --
                                                                              Herbert.
  
      Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in
               some compounds, or in particular phrases.
  
      2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;
            agile; brisk; ready. [bd] A quick wit.[b8] --Shak.
  
      3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
  
                     Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;
            unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
  
                     The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and
                     signified that he was much offended.   -- Latimer.
  
      5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
  
                     The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens
                     the stomach.                                       -- Shak.
  
      6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick
            ear. [bd]To have an open ear, a quick eye.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     They say that women are so quick.      --Tennyson.
  
      7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.
  
      {Quick grass}. (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}.
  
      {Quick match}. See under {Match}.
  
      {Quick vein} (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not
            barren.
  
      {Quick vinegar}, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of
            alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous
            material.
  
      {Quick water}, quicksilver water.
  
      {Quick with child}, pregnant with a living child.
  
      Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;
               active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;
               sprightly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quixotry \Quix"ot*ry\, n.
      Quixotism; visionary schemes.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   QuickDraw
  
      Part of the software in the {Apple
      Macintosh}'s {ROM} that performs graphics operations.
  
      (1995-05-11)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   QUIKTRAN
  
      Fortran-like, interactive with debugging facilities.   Sammet
      1969, p.226.
  
  
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