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well-ˈmeaner
One who means well or is well-intentioned.
1654Whitlock Zootomia To Rdr. A 6 b, With well⁓meaners even good Meanings and Aimes in Authors attone their Failings. 1683Dryden Vind. Dk. Guise 59 Deluded well-meaners come over out of honesty, and small offendors out of common discretion, or fear. 1700― Pal. & Arc. iii. 205 Well-meaners think no Harm. 1855M. Bridges Pop. Mod. Hist. 432 On its benches sat many enthusiasts, no sages, a few well-meaners, and some colossal scoundrels. |