thirster

thirst

T0171400 (thûrst)n.1. a. A sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat related to a need or desire to drink.b. The desire to drink.2. An insistent desire; a craving: a thirst for knowledge.intr.v. thirst·ed, thirst·ing, thirsts 1. To feel a need to drink.2. To have a strong craving; yearn.

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[Middle English, from Old English thurst; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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thirst′er n.

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thirster - a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge"longer, yearnerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"