wanter
1
8.3
A person who wishes to have something
- noun
- /ˈwɒntər/
:
deseador
- Many people are wanters, always looking for the next best thing.
Examples
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If these types are well represented in the survey of non-kid-wanters, then how many would be statistically left in the pool of INTP kid-wanters?
Blog text (17) -
As a wanter of knowledge, she often visited the library to read.
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He is a true wanter, constantly striving to achieve his dreams.
Synonyms
wisher
vswanter
3
2.5
A person who hopes something will happen
conveys plain wanting rather than hopeful expectation
craver
vswanter
5.4
A person who wants something very much
has a general desire without urgent intensity
yearner
vswanter
7.6
A person who strongly wants something they do not have
shows general wanting without deep or lasting longing
hankerer
vswanter
9.0
A person who strongly wants something they do not have
is a simple desire without repeated persistence
thirster
vswanter
9.9
A person who wants something very much
expresses a general desire without strong eagerness
How Desirous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wanter is made from want plus the ending -er; want comes from an old German word meaning 'to lack', so a wanter is someone who feels something is missing and wants it.