Wisher
['ɪl'wɪʃɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish.
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Examples
- If any true friend and well-wisher could make you a bankrupt, you would be a Duck; but as a man of property you are a Demon! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- May I, as an old friend and well-wisher? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I _am_ your sincere well-wisher: you are right. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And I shall only say, at parting, that Rosanna Spearman has a sincere well-wisher in myself, your obedient servant. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Now, when the pain is gone, I more than forgive: I feel grateful, as to a sincere well-wisher. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It would be a nice opportunity for any of his well-wishers to pay him a visit, if they knew how straight the path was made before them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I am none of his well-wishers, sir. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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