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.

Source : WordNet®

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(a)},
         {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}]