hanker hank • hankerer · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · hanker · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) desire strongly or persistently. Synonyms: long, yearn. · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · long · · Synonym 1 yearn · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 k latin small letter k U+006B n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072