wanter
wanter noun: one who wants, or who wants something. Also the pronunciation spelling of want to.
Noun
wanter (plural wanters)
- One who wants, or who wants something
- Witless hizzie, e'en 's you like, The ne'er a doit I 'm carin'; But men maun be the first to speak, An' wanters maun be speerin'.1857, Various, The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV.
- But if Donald McFarlane wants money, he's got kin that can accommodate him, James; wanters arena always that fortunate.1898, Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr, Scottish sketches
Also used as
wanter is also the pronunciation spelling of want to.
Examples of wanter in a sentence
- You see, the trouble with Americans is that they are the greatest wanters of cake after they've eaten it the world has ever seen.1921, Various, The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story:
- She’s continually the wanter in a relationship but dreams of being the one wanted, which is to say she’s continually powerless, dreaming of power.2016 August 26, Spencer Kornhaber, “Britney Spears Finds Grace in the Hook-Up on 'Glory'”, in The Atlantic:
Forms of wanter
| plural | wanters |
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Origin of wanter
From want + -er.
Contraction of want to.
Questions about wanter
- What does wanter mean?
- Wanter means one who wants, or who wants something.
- How do you use wanter in a sentence?
- You see, the trouble with Americans is that they are the greatest wanters of cake after they've eaten it the world has ever seen.
- What part of speech is wanter?
- Wanter is a noun.
- What is the plural of wanter?
- The plural of wanter is wanters.
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