as in devotee
someone who wants another person to be happy, successful, etc.
Dozens of well-wishers gathered to say goodbye to him.
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Recent Examples of well-wisher
Drinking it all in, Mohammed was surrounded by well-wishers, including his co-participants on the program, who flitted up to say congratulations.
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
Every machine of every sort should be destroyed by the well-wisher of his species.
—Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
The six-year-old royal joined his older sister, Princess Charlotte, and brother Prince George to collect presents from well-wishers at Sandringham on Christmas Day.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Prince Louis made well-wishers laugh on Christmas Day with his cheeky antics during a morning church service.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for well-wisher 
Freya Drohan, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
Every machine of every sort should be destroyed by the well-wisher of his species.
—Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
The six-year-old royal joined his older sister, Princess Charlotte, and brother Prince George to collect presents from well-wishers at Sandringham on Christmas Day.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Prince Louis made well-wishers laugh on Christmas Day with his cheeky antics during a morning church service.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for well-wisher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-wisher
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Indian Railways has also introduced more than 90 special trains that will make nearly 3,300 trips during the festival to transport devotees, besides regular trains.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
13 Jan. 2025
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Jewish devotees of the New York Times’ game Strands came in for a shock when the day’s puzzle offered up a Hanukkah theme — and then seemed to botch it.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For many fans, the idea of Cena's final WrestleMania match being against a newbie like Paul—rather than a more traditional title defense—has sparked significant backlash.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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While typically involving beer and a fan’s shoe, Boone opted for a sanitized twist, using bottled water and a clean cowboy boot.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2025
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Kyle MacLachlan has released a lengthy tribute to his career-long collaborator and friend, David Lynch, who died Thursday at 78.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many were neighbors, Hollywood pals and friends from my 20-plus years of sobriety in the 12-step recovery community, which has had an enormous presence in the Palisades and Malibu for decades.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Taake, 36, was serving a 6-year sentence in a Colorado prison when President Donald Trump pardoned him and 1,500 other MAGA supporters for seizing the Capitol in protest of his 2020 election defeat.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Yoon was impeached and suspended from presidential duties over his actions and has been in detention since his Jan. 15 arrest following an hours-long standoff between law enforcement and the president's guard and supporters.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Well-wisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-wisher. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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