Definition of hanker

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han·ker    (hngkr) KEY  

intr.v.
han·kered , han·ker·ing , han·kers

To have a strong, often restless desire.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps from Dutch dialectal hankeren; see konk- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
hanker·er (Noun)

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