Definition: esurient

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

esurient
     adj 1: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and
            sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and
            ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a
            predatory enemy" [syn: famished, ravenous, sharp-set,
             starved]
     2: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous;
        "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed";
        "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an
        avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: avid, devouring,
         greedy]
     3: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious
        vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves";
        "voracious sharks" [syn: edacious, rapacious, ravening,
         ravenous, voracious, wolfish]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, a. [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr.
   edere to eat.]
   Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] --Bailey. ``Poor,
   but esurient.'' --Carlyle.
Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, n.
   One who is hungry or greedy. [R.]

         An insatiable esurient after riches.     --Wood.