wantern.¹

Brit.

/ˈwɒntə/, U.S.

/ˈwɑn(t)ər/,

/ˈwɔn(t)ər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < want v. + -er suffix¹.

a. A person who seeks to acquire or wishes to possess something. Now chiefly: an acquisitive or desirous person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > one who desires

desirerc1450

wanter1549

luster1591

desiderant1860

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [noun] > one who needs or wants

wanter1549

needer1556

1549 in W. Cramond Ann. Banff (1891) I. 25 It salbe lesum to the wanter to pas to the gudman and gudwyff..with ane officier and requyr the seldars to sell them, and geve thai will not..sell the aill, breid and beir to.

1727 J. Swift Let. 9 July in Corr. (1963) III. 223 But you know too well already, how very injudicious the generall tribe of wanters are.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. xci. 337 Suppose B in such great want of this treasure, as to be unable to live without it. And suppose A, the miser, has such an opinion of B, the wanter, that he would rather lend it to him, than to any mortal living.

1867 Chambers's Jrnl. 21 Dec. 801 An exchange..in which the wanters and the wanted may meet.

1908 Chambers's Jrnl. July 513/2 Wanters and wanted congregate on market-days.

1984 Daily Express 19 July 7 She is a wanter, she wants things she sees.

2000 Scotsman (Nexis) 7 Oct. 6 Children these days, including my three, are great wanters and toys have short life spans.

b. Scottish and English regional (northern). A person who seeks a husband or wife; an unmarried or marriageable person. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. (at Want) records this sense as still in use in Orkney in 1973.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > [noun] > one who

wanter1723

1723 A. Ramsay Fair Assembly xi. 9 Then ilka Wanter wale a Wife, Or Eild and Humdrums seize ye.

1746 London Evening Post 23 Aug. After proposing marriage, [he] said he had been long a Wanter.

1805 R. Anderson Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 86 There's lads but few in our town, And lasses wanters plenty.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 74 And dinna sneeze at Joe, if he should be for drawing up wi' you,..he's a handy boy, and a wanter.

1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold II. i. 11 He did not belong to the set of lively ‘wanters’—as the bachelors were designated.

1911 G. M. Gordon Auld Clay Biggin' 169 Gin ye're a wanter, dinna tak up hoosekeepin' wi' her.

?1936 L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre 16/1 Wanter, one seeking a wife.

†2. A person who lacks or is deficient in something; a poor or needy person. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [noun] > state of being devoid of something > lacking or being without something > one who lacks something

wanter1580

1580 M. Outred tr. M. Cope Godly & Learned Expos. Prouerbes Solomon (xii. 9) f. 206^v He denieth that the glorious wanter [Fr. indigent & famelique] is good, that he might on the contrary part affirme the goodnesse of him which is despised.

1590 T. Fenne Frutes f. 2 Some familiar examples..which doth shew the fall and destruction in the wanters [of temperance], and the quiet state and contentment to the possessors of the same.

1611 J. Davies Scourge of Folly 56 What should I thinke of Courage? if it wants, The wanters are despis'd of God and men.

1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 46 What made him publish gainful Arts whilst he manifesteth himself a wanter of such.

a1702 W. Bagshaw Ess. on Union to Christ (1703) 204 As the Lord Jesus is full of the Spirit, he is free to communicate larger measures of it to wanters, that are well-wishers.

1726 R. Erskine Happy Congregation 158 Why, Man, Woman, I know nothing that you want, you're not a Wanter.

1886 Spectator 13 Feb. 209/2 The wanters were many and the wealthy few.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† wantern.²

Forms: 1600s–1800s wonter, 1600s 1800s–1900s wanter.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < want n.¹ + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1921) gives the pronunciation as (wǫ·ntəɹ) /ˈwɒntə(r)/.

English regional (west midlands and south-western). Obsolete.

A person employed to catch moles; a mole-catcher.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of moles

mole seeker?1518

mole-taker?1518

want-catcher1533

want-killer1533

want-taker1533

mole-catcher1573

wanter1657

mowdie-man1824

mowdie1828

molie1871

moler1886

1657 in J. A. Giles Hist. Bampton (1848) Suppl. 3 (modernized text) Within these two meadows are several Hams of meadow, viz the Bull Ham,..the Worden Ham, the Wonter's Ham.

1680 in Wiltshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. (1905) 34 93 Not paying ye wanter his wages.

1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 2 982 Come all you jolly Wonters bold; and take a turn with me.

1872 Dark Blue Nov. 330 The wanter took his ashen stick from where it stood hardening in the chimney corner, and set off up the village-street.

1893 Law Q. Rev. July 216 There had been a village smith and a village wonter or mole-catcher, and to each of these a ham had been allotted.

1903 Daily Chron. 8 July 3/5 John Perry, the old ‘wanter’, or mole-catcher of Luccombe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	wanter
释义	wantern.¹ Brit. /ˈwɒntə/, U.S. /ˈwɑn(t)ər/, /ˈwɔn(t)ər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < want v. + -er suffix¹. 1. a. A person who seeks to acquire or wishes to possess something. Now chiefly: an acquisitive or desirous person. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > one who desires desirerc1450 wanter1549 luster1591 desiderant1860 the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [noun] > one who needs or wants wanter1549 needer1556 1549 in W. Cramond Ann. Banff (1891) I. 25 It salbe lesum to the wanter to pas to the gudman and gudwyff..with ane officier and requyr the seldars to sell them, and geve thai will not..sell the aill, breid and beir to. 1727 J. Swift Let. 9 July in Corr. (1963) III. 223 But you know too well already, how very injudicious the generall tribe of wanters are. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. xci. 337 Suppose B in such great want of this treasure, as to be unable to live without it. And suppose A, the miser, has such an opinion of B, the wanter, that he would rather lend it to him, than to any mortal living. 1867 Chambers's Jrnl. 21 Dec. 801 An exchange..in which the wanters and the wanted may meet. 1908 Chambers's Jrnl. July 513/2 Wanters and wanted congregate on market-days. 1984 Daily Express 19 July 7 She is a wanter, she wants things she sees. 2000 Scotsman (Nexis) 7 Oct. 6 Children these days, including my three, are great wanters and toys have short life spans. b. Scottish and English regional (northern). A person who seeks a husband or wife; an unmarried or marriageable person. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. (at Want) records this sense as still in use in Orkney in 1973. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > [noun] > one who wanter1723 1723 A. Ramsay Fair Assembly xi. 9 Then ilka Wanter wale a Wife, Or Eild and Humdrums seize ye. 1746 London Evening Post 23 Aug. After proposing marriage, [he] said he had been long a Wanter. 1805 R. Anderson Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 86 There's lads but few in our town, And lasses wanters plenty. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 74 And dinna sneeze at Joe, if he should be for drawing up wi' you,..he's a handy boy, and a wanter. 1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold II. i. 11 He did not belong to the set of lively ‘wanters’—as the bachelors were designated. 1911 G. M. Gordon Auld Clay Biggin' 169 Gin ye're a wanter, dinna tak up hoosekeepin' wi' her. ?1936 L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre 16/1 Wanter, one seeking a wife. †2. A person who lacks or is deficient in something; a poor or needy person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [noun] > state of being devoid of something > lacking or being without something > one who lacks something wanter1580 1580 M. Outred tr. M. Cope Godly & Learned Expos. Prouerbes Solomon (xii. 9) f. 206^v He denieth that the glorious wanter [Fr. indigent & famelique] is good, that he might on the contrary part affirme the goodnesse of him which is despised. 1590 T. Fenne Frutes f. 2 Some familiar examples..which doth shew the fall and destruction in the wanters [of temperance], and the quiet state and contentment to the possessors of the same. 1611 J. Davies Scourge of Folly 56 What should I thinke of Courage? if it wants, The wanters are despis'd of God and men. 1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 46 What made him publish gainful Arts whilst he manifesteth himself a wanter of such. a1702 W. Bagshaw Ess. on Union to Christ (1703) 204 As the Lord Jesus is full of the Spirit, he is free to communicate larger measures of it to wanters, that are well-wishers. 1726 R. Erskine Happy Congregation 158 Why, Man, Woman, I know nothing that you want, you're not a Wanter. 1886 Spectator 13 Feb. 209/2 The wanters were many and the wealthy few. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † wantern.² Forms: 1600s–1800s wonter, 1600s 1800s–1900s wanter. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < want n.¹ + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1921) gives the pronunciation as (wǫ·ntəɹ) /ˈwɒntə(r)/. English regional (west midlands and south-western). Obsolete. A person employed to catch moles; a mole-catcher. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of moles mole seeker?1518 mole-taker?1518 want-catcher1533 want-killer1533 want-taker1533 mole-catcher1573 wanter1657 mowdie-man1824 mowdie1828 molie1871 moler1886 1657 in J. A. Giles Hist. Bampton (1848) Suppl. 3 (modernized text) Within these two meadows are several Hams of meadow, viz the Bull Ham,..the Worden Ham, the Wonter's Ham. 1680 in Wiltshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. (1905) 34 93 Not paying ye wanter his wages. 1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 2 982 Come all you jolly Wonters bold; and take a turn with me. 1872 Dark Blue Nov. 330 The wanter took his ashen stick from where it stood hardening in the chimney corner, and set off up the village-street. 1893 Law Q. Rev. July 216 There had been a village smith and a village wonter or mole-catcher, and to each of these a ham had been allotted. 1903 Daily Chron. 8 July 3/5 John Perry, the old ‘wanter’, or mole-catcher of Luccombe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹1549n.²1657
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