well-wisher
well-wisher · well-wishers
доброзичливець, доброзичливиця, зичливець, зичливиця
доброжелатель, доброжелательница
Wohlwünscher, Wohlwünscherin
Someone who extends good wishes, or expresses sympathy, to someone elseSomeone who extends good wishes, or expresses sympathy, to someone else.
UK/ˈwɛlˌwɪʃə/US/ˈwɛlˌwɪʃɚ/
Meaning
3 sensesSomeone who extends good wishes, or expresses sympathy, to someone else.
Wohlwünscher, Wohlwünscherin
доброжела́тельdobroželátelʹ, доброжела́тельницаdobroželátelʹnica
добрози́чливецьdobrozýčlyvecʹ, доброзичли́вецьdobrozyčlývecʹ, добрози́чливицяdobrozýčlyvycja
(nonce word, rare)Someone who makes a wish at a wishing well.
(obsolete, rare)Followed by to: someone who has an ambition to be or become something.
More definitions
- someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
Translations
4 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
someone who extends good wishes to someone else:
Русский
By meaning 1
someone who extends good wishes to someone else:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
someone who extends good wishes to someone else:
Origin
From well (“in a desirable manner; so as one could wish”, adverb) + wisher. From well (“hFrom well (“in a desirable manner; so as one could wish”, adverb) + wisher.
From well (“hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, etc.”) + wisher.
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Forms
plural: well-wishers| Singular | well-wisher |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful:sympathizersympathiser