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hankerer

hankerer

9.0
A person who strongly wants something they do not have
  • noun
translation icon : anhelante
  • Many hankerers find it hard to settle for what they already have.

Examples

  • He is a true hankerer for adventure.

  • As a lifelong hankerer after knowledge, she spent hours reading every day.

  • The hankerer in him could not resist the call of distant lands and new adventures.

  • Are you a hankerer for travel?

  • Since childhood, he has always been a hankerer for adventure, constantly dreaming of exploring new worlds.

  • As a hankerer for knowledge, she spent hours at the library, seeking out every book she could find.

  • The artist was a true hankerer for beauty, always searching for inspiration in the simplest of things.

Synonyms

fiend
vshankerer
  • Informal
35 7.5

A person who loves something and spends a lot of time on it

is milder and focuses on persistent desire rather than irrational enthusiasm
wanter
vshankerer
1 8.3

A person who wishes to have something

is stronger and often shows repeated or persistent desire
coveter
vshankerer
1 7.9

A person who strongly wants something that belongs to someone else

is more general, desiring things without focus on others' possessions
craver
vshankerer
5.4

A person who wants something very much

is more persistent and shows repeated desire over time
yearner
vshankerer
7.6

A person who strongly wants something they do not have

is more persistent involving repeated or continual desire
thirster
vshankerer
9.9

A person who wants something very much

is more about persistent repeated desire rather than sudden intensity
needer
vshankerer
8.7

A person who wants or must have something they lack

is about desire and repeated wish rather than actual necessity
obsessor
vshankerer
8.1

A person who thinks about one thing too much

is about repeated desire rather than intrusive fixation or full preoccupation

Antonyms

disinterest
5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

How Desirous

craver
5.4
yearner
7.6
hankerer
9.0
seeker
98 4.0
admirer
113 2.3

Surface Forms

hankerer singular
hankers plural

Morphology

hankerer = hanker (transparent) = hanker + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'hanker' yields 'one who hankers', a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

The word hankerer comes from the Dutch word hankeren, which means 'to long for', so a hankerer is someone who keeps wanting something. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a 'hunger' or 'longing' that keeps coming back.