Definition
A person who desires; someone who wants or longs for something.
Etymology
Formed from 'desire' with the agent suffix '-er,' which creates nouns for people who perform an action. This has been used since Middle English to describe someone filled with desire.
Kelly Says
Adding '-er' to verbs to make 'a person who does that' is one of English's most productive patterns—'teach' becomes 'teacher,' 'run' becomes 'runner,' and 'desire' becomes 'desirer.' It's simple word-building that's been working for centuries!
Translations
ARالعربية
المُرغوب
al-murghub
CACatalà
desitjat
deh-si-t-jat
CSČeština
toužící
too-zhee-chee
DEDeutsch
Sehnsüchtiger
ze-n-sookht-ger
ELΕλληνικά
επιθυμητός
epithymetos
ESEspañol
deseado
deh-sah-doh
FISuomi
haluava
ha-lu-a-va
FRFrançais
désireux
deh-zee-rwa
HUMagyar
kívánatos
kee-va-na-tohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang menginginkan
orang yang menginginkan
ITItaliano
desiderante
deh-zee-deh-ran-te
JA日本語
欲求する人
yokiu suru hito
KO한국어
욕망하는 사람
yog-mang-haneun sa-ram
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang menginginkan
orang yang menginginkan
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်
ly-zho-uk
NLNederlands
begeerte
beh-geh-er-te
PLPolski
żądający
zho-da-y-chi
PTPortuguês
desejante
deh-zah-jan-te
RORomână
doritor
dor-ee-tor
RUРусский
желающий
zhela-yushchiy
SWKiswahili
kutaka
koo-ta-ka
TAதமிழ்
வெளிப்பாடு
ve-li-ppa-du
TEతెలుగు
కాంక్ష
ka-an-ksha
THไทย
ผู้ปรารถนา
phoo-pron-ra-na
TRTürkçe
istek sahibi
is-tek sah-bi
UKУкраїнська
бажаючий
bazhayuchiy
VITiếng Việt
người muốn
ngoi muon
ZUZU
umthanda
oom-than-da