Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who wishes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who makes a
wish
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Examples
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Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others...
David Bromwich: Obama on Civility and Lincoln on the Rule of Law David Bromwich 2011
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Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others...
David Bromwich: Obama on Civility and Lincoln on the Rule of Law David Bromwich 2011
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I've been saying for about 5 years for them to get wisher to write the next films.
The Co-Screenwriter of Terminator 1 and 2 Has Written Treatments For Terminator 5 and 6 | /Film 2010
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Truthfully, I'm not a political well-wisher for Sanford, but I don't think he should be forced to resign from his office for a sexual indiscretion.
First on the Ticker: S.C. GOP chair to seek Sanford's resignation 2009
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Time for Scientology – described by a judge in 1984 as "corrupt, sinister and dangerous" – to buff up its image, and so we wonder if we will soon be hearing from one well-placed well-wisher, the energy and climate change minister Charles Hendry.
Diary Hugh Muir 2010
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But there was one final well-wisher looking to congratulate Parker.
Pittsburgh blows way into AFC title game with Steeler-like play 2009
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If you are a dreamer, come in/ If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer/ If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin/ Come in!
TED 2011 round up: The most inspiring ideas from the festival 2011
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She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
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No way was he prepared for a modern, D&D trained wisher.
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Akula would wave to someone across the hallway or say hello to a well-wisher.
A Big Split Over Microfinance Megha Bahree 2010
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