coveter

Meanings

• A person who desires to possess something, typically something that is not rightfully theirs.

  - "John is a coveter of his neighbor's valuable antique collection."
  - "Mary's coveting of her colleague's promotion has caused tension and conflict in the workplace."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with coveter
coveter , deplier , detainer , enabler , enfranchiser , exalter , extender , fosterer , furtherer , gainer , giver , grower , helper , highflier , impeller , inspire , initiator , invigorator , knocker , kindler , lighter , maker , manifestor , mover , nurturer , organizer , operator , planner , pusher , puller , provider , promoter , proposer , protector , publisher , pumper , pursuer , purveyor , queller , quickener , raiser , reaper , recorder , recoverer , reformer , rejoicer , remover , replenisher , repriser , repulser , requester , restorer , retriever , reverter , reviewer , risk-taker , role-model , rule-maker , rule-follower , runner , ruser , saboteur , scammer , swindler , trickster , usurper

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Variants

List of all variants of coveter that leads to same result
covet , covetable , coveted , coveter , coveters , coveting , covetingly , covets

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'coveter' comes from the Old French word 'coveter' which means 'to desire, to long for'. This meaning evolved over time to specifically refer to a person who desires to possess something that is not rightfully theirs.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy "covet" a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.

   - Mark Twain,{it}Tom Sawyer{/it},1876

2. The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had "coveted" Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't.

   - Lewis Grizzard,{it}Reader's Digest{/it},January 1992

3. The oldest of the students, she had become a confidante of Fern's and she alone was allowed to call her by her first name. It was not a privilege the others "coveted".

   - Edward P. Jones,{it}The Known World{/it},2003

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