well-wisher

Meaning

1. Someone who extends good wishes, or expresses sympathy, to someone else.
2. (obsolete, rare) Followed by to: someone who has an ambition to be or become something.

Opposite of

evil willer, ill-willer

Synonyms

friend

sympathiser

sympathizer

valentine

Friend

plugger

adviser

well-intentioned person

counsellor

crony

Translations

مهنئ

Gönner

Wohlwünscherin

Wohlwünscher

καλοθελητής

compatissant

amico

simpatizzante

supporter

vriend

gelukwenser

simpatizante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɛlˌwɪʃə/

Etymology

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