well-wisher [ wel -wish-er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɛlˌwɪʃ ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.
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Origin of well-wisher First recorded in 1580–90
OTHER WORDS FROM well-wisher well-wishing, adjective, noun
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Then add in all bored people, as well as people whose job it is to report on celebrities.
The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
It is the obligation of citizens and journalists as well as governments.
And to tell the truth, she couldn't help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.
Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.
The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
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British Dictionary definitions for well-wisher
noun
a person who shows benevolence or sympathy towards a person, cause, etc
Derived forms of well-wisher well-wishing , adjective , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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