hanker
[ hang-ker ]
/ ˈhæŋ kər /
verb (used without object)
to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
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Origin of hanker
First recorded in 1595–1605; from early Dutch dialect hankeren (cognate with Dutch hunkeren ), frequentative of hangen “to hang”; see hang
synonym study for hanker
See yearn.
OTHER WORDS FROM hanker
han·ker·er, nounWords nearby hanker
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British Dictionary definitions for hanker
hanker
/ (ˈhæŋkə) /
verb
(foll by for, after, or an infinitive) to have a yearning (for something or to do something)
Derived forms of hanker
hankering, nounWord Origin for hanker
C17: probably from Dutch dialect hankeren
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