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Questman [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. QUEST'MAN

2. QUEST'MONGER, noun A starter of lawsuits or prosecutions. [Not used.]

Questman [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters, esp. of abuses of weights and measures.

2. A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.

3. A collector of parish rents.