want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
wanter
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a word derived from
want.
Example Sentences
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Madeline—who certainly is a wanter, and probably knows it—gets defensive.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2019
When she says, “I’m a wanter myself. I want my son back” she isn’t just making any old gesture: she’s reaching for where the tears usually are.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2019
That's jes' why you wanter tie up the whistle.
From A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise by James Otis
“Here comes somebody I reckon you’ll wanter see,” bawled the old man.
From Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys by Alice B. Emerson
If yu' wanter arrest us, come an' do it!
From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by Owen Rowe O'Neil
