When Was the Word Hankering Invented?

The first appearance of "hanker" dates back to about 1600 in England, and such literary luminaries as Milton and Thackeray used the word without being mistaken for Jed Clampett.

What hanker mean?

: to have a strong or persistent desire : yearn —often used with for or after.

Is Yearner a word?

Yes, yearner is in the scrabble dictionary.

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