thirster

That thirster, though he lived aft, was compelled to do the work of a common sailor.

THE PROUD GOAT OFALOYSIUS PANKBURN 2010

That thirster, though he lived aft, was compelled to do the work of a common sailor.

The Proud Goat of Aloysius Pankburn 1912

"What are we doin 'here, anyway?" roared some thirster for information.

The Clarion Samuel Hopkins Adams 1914

That thirster, though he lived aft, was compelled to do the work of a common sailor.

The Proud Goat of Aloysius Pankburn 1911

Having then, in a few well-chosen phrases, discussed one type of camouflage, I would pass on and lead the thirster for information still farther into the by-paths of knowledge.

No Man's Land 1912

That thirster, though he lived aft, was compelled to do the work of a common sailor.

A Son Of The Sun Jack London 1896

What made him so acrimonious does not appear; he was by nature no thirster for blood.

Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope Johnson, Samuel 1891

This thirster after knowledge would have absorbed willingly any account of Staunton's appearance and manners, his elevated eyebrows and rolling forehead, Munchausen anecdotes, Havannah cigars and tobacco plantations, Buckle's peculiarities, pedantic and sarcastic Johnsonian's gold-headed walking stick, so often lost yet always found, but once, and the frequent affinity between his hat and the spittoon, the yet greater absence of mind of

Chess History and Reminiscences 1869

His countenance was the fiery laugh of a thirster for strife.

The Tragic Comedians — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868

His countenance was the fiery laugh of a thirster for strife.

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868