Thirster

thirst  (thûrst)

n.

1.

a. A sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat related to a need or desire to drink.

b. The desire to drink.

2. An insistent desire; a craving: a thirst for knowledge.

intr.v. thirst·ed, thirst·ing, thirsts

1. To feel a need to drink.

2. To have a strong craving; yearn.

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[Middle English, from Old English thurst; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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thirster n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thirster - a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge" longer, yearner individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"