wish
verb (used with object)
to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause).
wisher
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a word derived from
wish.
Example Sentences
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“Scott, your knowledge and wisdom were remarkable but your sense of humor was limitless. You will be missed by so many,” wrote one well wisher.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023
No death wisher, Vinca responds in a way that confirms Colette's renown as an astute psychologist of women in love.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is another view to be taken of this question by a well- wisher of Britain which cannot be ignored.
From Round the World by Andrew Carnegie
I can only say that I am a sincere well wisher to this country, and the purity and stability of its constitution.
From Priestley in America 1794-1804 by Edgar Fahs Smith
And she said the spell that undid the secret of the Pot to the wisher.
From The Field of Clover by Laurence Housman
