well-wisher

well-wisher
Synonyms and related words:
Maecenas, abettor, acquaintance, admirer, advocate, aficionado, alter ego, angel, apologist, backer, best friend, bosom friend, brother, buff, casual acquaintance, champion, close acquaintance, close friend, confidant, confidante, defender, dependence, encourager, endorser, exponent, familiar, fan, favorer, fellow, fellow creature, fellowman, friend, friend at court, inseparable friend, intimate, lover, mainstay, maintainer, neighbor, other self, paranymph, partisan, patron, pickup, promoter, protagonist, reliance, repository, second, seconder, sectary, sider, sponsor, stalwart, standby, support, supporter, sustainer, sympathizer, upholder, votary

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • well-wisher — 1580s, from WELL (Cf. well) (adv.) + agent noun from WISH (Cf. wish). Well wishing is recorded from 1560s …   Etymology dictionary

  • well-wisher — [wel′wish΄ər] n. a person who wishes well to another or to a cause, etc. well wishing adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • well-wisher — well .wisher n someone who shows by their behaviour that they like someone and want them to succeed, be happy etc ▪ The prince waved at the crowd of 600 well wishers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • well-wisher — index proponent, Samaritan Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • well-wisher — ► NOUN ▪ a person who desires happiness or success for another, or who expresses such a desire …   English terms dictionary

  • well-wisher — UK [ˈwel ˌwɪʃə(r)] / US [ˈwel ˌwɪʃər] noun [countable] Word forms well wisher : singular well wisher plural well wishers a person who expresses their good wishes or sympathy, often to someone who they do not know Thousands of well wishers sent… …   English dictionary

  • well-wisher — well wishers also wellwisher N COUNT: usu pl Well wishers are people who hope that a particular person or thing will be successful, and who show this by their behaviour. The main street was lined with well wishers …   English dictionary

  • well-wisher — well′ wish er n. a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc • Etymology: 1580–90 well′ wish ing, adj. n …   From formal English to slang

  • well-wisher — well wishing, adj., n. /wel wish euhr/, n. a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc. [1580 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • well-wisher — well wish|er [ wel ,wıʃər ] noun count a person who expresses their good wishes or sympathy, often to someone they do not know: Thousands of well wishers sent gifts and letters after the baby s surgery …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • well-wisher — noun Date: 1590 one who wishes well to another ; an admiring supporter or fan • well wishing adjective or noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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