wanter
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See also: Wanter
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]wanter (plural wanters)
- One who wants, or who wants something
- 1857, Various, The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV.[1]:
- 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'.
- 1898, Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr, Scottish sketches[2]:
- But if Donald McFarlane wants money, he's got kin that can accommodate him, James; wanters arena always that fortunate.
- 1921, Various, The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story[3]:
- 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.
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]wanter
- Pronunciation spelling of want to.
- 1901, Henry Lawson, Joe Wilson and His Mates[4]:
- I reckon it weighs about a ton by the weight of it if yer wanter know.
- 1925, Amy Lowell, Men, Women and Ghosts[5]:
- Here, lift over them crates o' oranges I wanter fix 'em in the winder."
- 1936-1938, Works Projects Administration, Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2[6]:
- My birthday over, I wanter go right home to Heaven.