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[ wel-wish-er ] / ˈwɛlˌwɪʃ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-wisher ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc. Origin of well-wisherFirst recorded in 1580–90 OTHER WORDS FROM well-wisherwell-wishing, adjective, nounWords nearby well-wisherwell-turned, well-understood, well-upholstered, well-used, well-versed, well-wisher, well-woman, well-wooded, well-worn, well-written, well-wrought Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-wisherAt least that's what one well-wisher who met Kate Middleton as she went walkabout today thinks. Kate Middleton's Royal Baby: Is It a Girl?|Tom Sykes|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST She told one well-wisher who asked that her baby had been kicking "very much". Where's The Bump? Kate Middleton in Grimsby|Tom Sykes|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yunes is your well-wisher, and will attend to what you may say to him. Fire and Sword in the Sudan|Rudolf C. Slatin This fact has been recorded in one of the pamphlets of Richard Baxter, who, however, was no well-wisher to our philosopher. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors|Isaac Disraeli
And she did read it all to the end, closing it, however, without mentioning the final "Well-Wisher." Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope Henceforth, let no well-wisher of mine speak of such things! The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan I should have been welcome, in my country, with no better introduction than being (as I may say) his friend and well-wisher. The Fallen Leaves|Wilkie Collins
British Dictionary definitions for well-wisher
nouna person who shows benevolence or sympathy towards a person, cause, etc Derived forms of well-wisherwell-wishing, adjective, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to well-wisheradvocate, benefactor, backer, leader, philanthropist, fan, sponsor, supporter, friend, patron, promoter, follower, ally, endorser, contributor, protector, colleague, acquaintance, buddy, associate |