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well-wisher

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well-wish·er (wlwshr)
n.
One who extends good wishes to another.

well-wishing adj. & n.

well-wisher
Noun
a person who shows benevolence or sympathy towards a person or cause
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Noun1.well-wisher - someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
bleeding heart - someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged
fellow traveler, fellow traveller - a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party)
admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
Translations
Spanish well-wisher [ˈwɛlwɪʃəʳ] nadmirador(a) m/f
French well-wisher [ˈwɛlwɪʃəʳ] nami(e)admirateur/trice;
scores of well-wishers had gathered → de nombreux amis et admirateurs s'étaient rassemblés;
letters from well-wishers → des lettres d'encouragement

German well-wisher [ˈwɛlwɪʃəʳ] well n (friend, admirer) → wohlmeinender Mensch m;
scores of well-wishers had gathered well → eine große Gefolgschaft hatte sich versammelt;
letters from well-wishers well → Briefe von Leuten, die es gut meinen

Italian well-wisher [ˈwɛlwɪʃəʳ] nammiratore/trice;
letters from well-wishers → lettere fpl di incoraggiamento

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Jones had some heroic ingredients in his composition, and was a hearty well-wisher to the glorious cause of liberty, and of the Protestant religion.
-- I remain, dear sir, with respectful compliments to your lady and daughters, your well-wisher and friend, "WILLIAM COLLINS"
I am, as it were, at home at that house, and every member of it knows me for their well-wisher.
 
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