質問者(しつもんしゃ)

しつもんしゃ
noun
questioner; person asking a question
communicationperson
1. questioner; person asking a question; inquirer
The person who asks a question, whether in a formal Q&A session, online forum, interview, or other setting.
質問者(しつもんしゃ)の名前(なまえ)を教(おし)えてください。
Please tell me the questioner's name.
質問者(しつもんしゃ)はマイクの前(まえ)に立(た)ってください。
Questioners, please stand in front of the microphone.
ネット掲示板(けいじばん)では、質問者(しつもんしゃ)と回答者(かいとうしゃ)のやりとりが誰(だれ)でも読(よ)める。
On internet forums, the exchange between questioners and answerers can be read by anyone.

Compound of 質問(しつもん) (question) + 者(しゃ) (person). A straightforward agent noun meaning "the person who asks questions."

Usage

Used in formal and semi-formal contexts such as press conferences, parliamentary sessions, Q&A sessions after lectures, and online Q&A sites. On Japanese Q&A platforms like Yahoo!知恵袋(ちえぶくろ), 質問者(しつもんしゃ) is the standard term for the person who posted a question.

Common collocations

  • 質問者(しつもんしゃ)と回答者(かいとうしゃ) — questioner and answerer
  • 質問者(しつもんしゃ)の意図(いと) — the questioner's intent
  • 次(つぎ)の質問者(しつもんしゃ) — the next questioner

Similar words

  • 回答者(かいとうしゃ) — answerer, respondent (the counterpart)
  • 発言者(はつげんしゃ) — speaker (broader, anyone making a statement)
  • 質問(しつもん)する人(ひと) — person who asks questions (more casual phrasing)
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Added 2026.3.29 4:23 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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