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longer

/ˈlɔŋ.ɚ/ noun A2
  1. One who longs or yearns for something.

Plural longers

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Dorothy still wore the pretty silk dress she had put on in the palace, but now, to her surprise, she found it was no longer green, but pure white.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 77 · B2
I see you are a thoroughly good fellow, and will detain you no longer.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 11 · C1
Dantès has no longer any occasion for assistance—he is about to become a captain.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 19 · C1
“Yes,” replied Darcy, who could contain himself no longer, “but _that_ was only when I first knew her; for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 305 · B2

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