Home › Words › W › wanterwanterwanter means one who wants, or who wants something.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, wanter ranks #23,640 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom want + -er.nounOne who wants, or who wants somethinge.g.“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.:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.wantoner 66% match — A wanton person. vs wanter →desirer 64% match — One who desires, asks, or wishes. vs wanter →wish 60% match — A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen. vs wanter →wantum 60% match — To want. vs wanter →awanting 59% match — missing; wanting; deficient or absent vs wanter →craver 59% match — Someone who craves something. vs wanter →wantsome 59% match — Characterised or marked by lack; poor; needy. vs wanter →demander 58% match — One who demands. vs wanter →