well-wisher

1. 1.

   someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful

   Synonymssympathizersympathiser

   Broadersupporter

   Narrowerbleeding heartfellow traveler

Questions about well-wisher

What does well-wisher mean?

well-wisher means "someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful".

How many syllables are in well-wisher?

well-wisher has 3 syllables: well--wi-sher. The stress falls on "well-".

What is another word for well-wisher?

Close synonyms include sympathizer, sympathiser. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is well-wisher a common word?

well-wisher is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.