want vs hanker

want is a noun but hanker is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
want	Yes	No	Yes	No
hanker	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hanker is a hyponym of want; that is, hanker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than want:

want (noun)	hanker (noun)
a specific feeling of desire
anything that is necessary but lacking
a state of extreme poverty
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

want (verb)	hanker (verb)
wish or demand the presence of	desire strongly or persistently
have need of
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
be without, lack; be deficient in