hanker (redirected from hankerer)

han·ker  (hngkr)

intr.v. han·kered, han·ker·ing, han·kers

To have a strong, often restless desire.

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[Perhaps from Dutch dialectal hankeren; see konk- in Indo-European roots.]

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hanker·er n.

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hanker

Verb

(foll. by for, after)to have a great desire for [probably from Dutch dialect hankeren]

hankering n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

hanker - desire strongly or persistently long, yearn pine, yen, yearn, ache, languish - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

Translations

hanker [ˈhæŋkəʳ] vi to hanker after (= miss) → echar de menos (= long for); añorar

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hanker [ˈhæŋkəʳ] vi to hanker after → avoir envie de

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hanker [ˈhæŋkəʳ] vi to hanker after → sich sehnen nach

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hanker [ˈhæŋkəʳ] vi to hanker after → bramare