Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: wan-ter
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who wants, or who wants something

verb

Pronunciation spelling of want to.

Example Sentences

"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'."
"But if Donald McFarlane wants money, he's got kin that can accommodate him, James; wanters arena always that fortunate."
"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."
"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."
"I reckon it weighs about a ton by the weight of it if yer wanter know."
"Here, lift over them crates o' oranges I wanter fix 'em in the winder.""

Etymology

From want + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: want

Inflected Forms

wanters (plural)

Synonyms

needer

Questions

What does wanter mean?: One who wants, or who wants something
Where does wanter come from?: From want + -er.

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