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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Still, as with most stories with this message, the real villain here is the wisher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
“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
"One who was your well wisher, and who told me I might trust you."
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever
He had been asked to enlist in the growing army of temperance, and discourse on that cause, so deeply cherished by every well wisher of our country.
From Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States by William Henry Seward
