thirstern.
/ˈθəːstə/ One who thirsts; figurative one who craves or longs (for, after something).
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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [noun] > thirsty person
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] > craving > one who craves
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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxxii. 6 Drinc to the thristere he shal don awei.
a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 100 Ane fallis wngodlie thrister of innocent bloode.
1624 Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere 112 The Pope was..an insatiable..thirster after monie.
1781 S. Johnson Prior in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VI. 27 He was by nature no thirster for blood.
1883 Cambr. Staircase ii. 28 The thirster after knowledge.
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- sponge of the river
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