Usually means: One who longs for earnestly.
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  1. hankerer: Merriam-Webster
  2. hankerer: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hankerer: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hankerer: Wiktionary
  5. hankerer: Dictionary.com
  6. hankerer: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  A person who hankers

Similar:
harkener, harkening, Hank, hunk, hearkening, hoper, hunkers, hucker, hankie, haver, more...

Opposite:
contented, satisfied, uninterested

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Similar:
harkener, harkening, Hank, hunk, hearkening, hoper, hunkers, hucker, hankie, haver, more...

Opposite:
contented, satisfied, uninterested



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