wanter

plural wanters

1. One who wants, or who wants something

   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

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   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.

   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

1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of want to.

   My birthday over, I wanter go right home to Heaven.

   1936-1938, Works Projects Administration, Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2

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   I reckon it weighs about a ton by the weight of it if yer wanter know.

   1901, Henry Lawson, Joe Wilson and His Mates

   Here, lift over them crates o' oranges I wanter fix 'em in the winder."

   1925, Amy Lowell, Men, Women and Ghosts