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thirster

thirster noun: someone who thirsts.

Noun

thirster (plural thirsters)

  1. Someone who thirsts.
    • Let’s cheere our ſouldiers to incounter him,
      That grieuous image of ingratitude:
      That fiery thirſter after Soueraigntie:
      And burne him in the fury of that flame,
      That none can quench but blood and Empery.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Forms of thirster

pluralthirsters

Origin of thirster

From thirst + -er.

Words formed from thirster

Questions about thirster

What does thirster mean?
Thirster means someone who thirsts.
What part of speech is thirster?
Thirster is a noun.
What is the plural of thirster?
The plural of thirster is thirsters.

Words near thirster in the dictionary

  1. thirst traps
  2. thirst-buster
  3. thirst-busters
  4. thirst-quenching
  5. thirsted
  6. thirster
  7. thirsters
  8. thirstest
  9. thirsteth
  10. thirstful
  11. thirstier

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