English Dictionary: quester | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. | |
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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 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. |