Desirers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who has a strong longing or wish for something
2. someone who experiences an intense craving or aspiration for certain goals or objects in life
3. an individual demonstrating a keen interest or attraction towards someone or something desirable

Etymology: "Desirers" is the plural of "desirer", a formation that adds the agent suffix "-er" to the verb "desire". The suffix itself has a long pedigree: it descends through Old English "-ere" and Middle English "-ere" from a Latin ending "-arius", which was used to name people connected with a trade or role. Through Proto-Germanic and West Germanic forms, the same ending ended up as an ordinary English tool for turning verbs into the names of doers. The verb "desire" came into English from Old French "desirer", which in turn came from Latin "desiderare", a word whose sense included longing for something that is absent. Once the suffix was attached, the result was a noun for anyone who wants or longs for a thing, which is why "desirers" can refer to a whole group of people sharing that longing.

Synonyms: seekers, aspirants, wannabes, longers, yearners

Antonyms: rejecters, dislikers, detesters, haters, avoiders