well-wishern.

Brit.

/ˈwɛlˌwɪʃə/, U.S.

/ˈwɛlˌwɪʃər/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and wisher n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., wisher n.

Etymology: < well adv. + wisher n. Compare earlier well-wish v. With sense 1, compare earlier well-willer n., and also ill-wisher n.

1. A person who desires the well-being, happiness, or success of someone or something; a person who wishes another well. Frequently with to, of, or possessive adjective. Cf. well-willer n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person

well-willing1340

good doerc1400

well-doerc1400

sootc1430

well-willer1443

benefeterc1449

benevoler?1488

benefactor1532

good-willera1541

well-wisher?1576

ministering angel1592

well-meaner1597

angel1598

obliger1634

Samaritan1640

well-woulder1643

obligator1798

benevolist1825

living doll1961

?1576 A. Hall Let. touchyng Priuate Quarell sig. a.iij My Father your well wisher, as you know, aduised me at my home comming, to be content rather to learne than teache.

1590 Tarltons Newes out of Purgatorie 1 Amongst the rest of whose welwishers my selfe being not the least.

1639 G. Plattes Discov. Subterraneall Treasure To Rdr. So I take my leave and rest, Your hearty Well-wisher.

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 8 All well-wishers either to the Clergy or Learning.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 10. ¶7 I know several of my Friends and Well-wishers are in great Pain for me.

1780 Mirror No. 82 Yet the tale has a moral, by no means flattering to the well-wishers of this country.

1788 F. Burney Diary 24 July (1842) IV. 190 He seemed to feel that he spoke to a safe and a sympathising well-wisher.

1836 C. Wordsworth Athens & Attica xi. 78 Some wise well-wisher to the Areopagus.

1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. i. 15 It would be a nice opportunity for any of his well-wishers to pay him a visit.

1929 A. MacLeish Let. Jan. (1983) 222 Conrad is entitled to hold opinions about poetry and he is my well-wisher.

1964 L. Strauss City & Man (1978) ii. 107 Glaucon..is a well-wisher of justice but he is also perplexed by the speeches of the detractors of justice.

2006 Independent 10 May 36/5 Hundreds of well-wishers who had gathered at the mine erupted in cheers as the men emerged.

†2. A person who aspires to be or become something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > aspiration, ambition > [noun] > one who aspires

pursuanta1393

aspirer1584

pretender1598

high-flyer1600

candidate1648

well-wisher1711

aspirant1738

aspirant1743

fast-tracker1970

1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 7 Mar. (1948) I. 209 The latter has a good deal of learning, and is a well-wisher to be an author.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-wisher
释义	well-wishern. Brit. /ˈwɛlˌwɪʃə/, U.S. /ˈwɛlˌwɪʃər/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and wisher n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., wisher n. Etymology: < well adv. + wisher n. Compare earlier well-wish v. With sense 1, compare earlier well-willer n., and also ill-wisher n. 1. A person who desires the well-being, happiness, or success of someone or something; a person who wishes another well. Frequently with to, of, or possessive adjective. Cf. well-willer n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person well-willing1340 good doerc1400 well-doerc1400 sootc1430 well-willer1443 benefeterc1449 benevoler?1488 benefactor1532 good-willera1541 well-wisher?1576 ministering angel1592 well-meaner1597 angel1598 obliger1634 Samaritan1640 well-woulder1643 obligator1798 benevolist1825 living doll1961 ?1576 A. Hall Let. touchyng Priuate Quarell sig. a.iij My Father your well wisher, as you know, aduised me at my home comming, to be content rather to learne than teache. 1590 Tarltons Newes out of Purgatorie 1 Amongst the rest of whose welwishers my selfe being not the least. 1639 G. Plattes Discov. Subterraneall Treasure To Rdr. So I take my leave and rest, Your hearty Well-wisher. 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 8 All well-wishers either to the Clergy or Learning. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 10. ¶7 I know several of my Friends and Well-wishers are in great Pain for me. 1780 Mirror No. 82 Yet the tale has a moral, by no means flattering to the well-wishers of this country. 1788 F. Burney Diary 24 July (1842) IV. 190 He seemed to feel that he spoke to a safe and a sympathising well-wisher. 1836 C. Wordsworth Athens & Attica xi. 78 Some wise well-wisher to the Areopagus. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. i. 15 It would be a nice opportunity for any of his well-wishers to pay him a visit. 1929 A. MacLeish Let. Jan. (1983) 222 Conrad is entitled to hold opinions about poetry and he is my well-wisher. 1964 L. Strauss City & Man (1978) ii. 107 Glaucon..is a well-wisher of justice but he is also perplexed by the speeches of the detractors of justice. 2006 Independent 10 May 36/5 Hundreds of well-wishers who had gathered at the mine erupted in cheers as the men emerged. †2. A person who aspires to be or become something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > aspiration, ambition > [noun] > one who aspires pursuanta1393 aspirer1584 pretender1598 high-flyer1600 candidate1648 well-wisher1711 aspirant1738 aspirant1743 fast-tracker1970 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 7 Mar. (1948) I. 209 The latter has a good deal of learning, and is a well-wisher to be an author. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1576
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