languisher
/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃər/
noun
- A person who suffers from a lack of energy, strength, or vitality; someone who is weak or fading.
- The long illness had turned him into a languisher, barely able to leave his bed.
- She was no languisher; even when tired, she found the energy to keep going.
- In the heat of the desert, each traveler became a languisher, dragging their feet through the sand.
- A person who pines or yearns for someone or something, often in a romantic or sentimental way.
- In the old novel, the heroine is a languisher, forever sighing for her lost love.
- He was a languisher, writing love letters to a woman who had moved away years ago.
- Don't be a languisher—if you miss your friends, call them instead of just moping.
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