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YEARNER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person with a strong desire for something

Example:

a yearner for knowledge

Synonyms:

longer; thirster; yearner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("yearner" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

yearn (have a desire for something or someone who is not present)

yearn (desire strongly or persistently)

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