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craver

craver

5.4
A person who wants something very much
  • noun
  • /ˈkreɪvər/
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Examples

  • The night school teacher The good life preacher The caretaker The kiss craver He is So He is So He is

  • Even though it was called out that they were power cravers, corrupt, hypocrites, greedy, arrogant, and deceivers.

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  • The classic hypocrites, power cravers, corrupt, arrogant, greedy, and deceiving people around.

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  • The dough increaser The pleasure releaser The hard-knocks knower Without the scars to show ya The night school teacher The good life preacher The caretaker The kiss craver He is

  • Every summer, she becomes a craver for chocolate, longing for rich desserts.

  • As a dedicated athlete, he is a craver for fitness, always seeking new challenges.

  • Caffeine cravers often find it hard to start their day without a cup of coffee.

Synonyms

wisher
vscraver
3 2.5

A person who hopes something will happen

means active strong longing rather than mild hopeful expectation
wanter
vscraver
1 8.3

A person who wishes to have something

expresses stronger longing instead of ordinary mild desire
coveter
vscraver
1 7.9

A person who strongly wants something that belongs to someone else

is more general, not specifically about others' possessions
yearner
vscraver
7.6

A person who strongly wants something they do not have

is identical in meaning and adds no extra nuance
hankerer
vscraver
9.0

A person who strongly wants something they do not have

is similar but lacks the repeated persistent emphasis

How Desirous

addict
  • Informal
37 4.7
craver
5.4
wanter
1 8.3

Surface Forms

craver singular
cravers plural

Morphology

craver = crave (transparent) = crave + er

The word transparently means 'a person who craves', with the agentive suffix -er added to the verb 'crave'.

Etymology

Craver comes from the verb crave, which means 'to want something very much'. A helpful way to remember it is that crave once also meant 'to beg', so a craver is like someone who asks or longs for something strongly, which is why the word means 'a person who strongly desires something'.