Etymology

well-wisher

well-wish·er

Today it means: Someone who extends good wishes, or expresses sympathy, to someone else. Full definition →

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well-wisher · noun1

From well (“in a desirable manner; so as one could wish”, adverb) + wisher.

well-wisher · noun2

From well (“hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, etc.”) + wisher.

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