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illwisher

illwisher noun: one who wishes somebody ill.

Noun

illwisher (plural illwishers)

  1. One who wishes somebody ill.
    • Minor accidents had convinced the correspondent that the witch's spell was working on her and she demanded a counter-spell from Simpkins against the ill-wisher.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 69

Antonyms of illwisher

Forms of illwisher

pluralillwishers

Origin of illwisher

From ill + wisher.

Questions about illwisher

What does illwisher mean?
Illwisher means one who wishes somebody ill.
What part of speech is illwisher?
Illwisher is a noun.
What is the plural of illwisher?
The plural of illwisher is illwishers.

Words near illwisher in the dictionary

  1. illuviating
  2. illuviation
  3. illuviations
  4. illuvium
  5. illuviums
  6. illwisher
  7. illwishers
  8. illy
  9. Illyria
  10. Illyrian
  11. Illyrianism

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