wellwiller
wellwiller is the alternative form of well-willer.
Meaning of well-willer
Noun
well-willer (plural well-willers)
- One who wishes (someone) well, or means kindly (toward someone).
- For he determined with him selfe thenceforth to send no embassadour vnto Constantius, neyther to doe homage, or to honor him as his superiour, patrone, or wellwiller: but to deale in all matters accordinge vnto his owne will and pleasure.1577, “The Ecclesiasticall Historye of Socrates Scholasticvs”, in Meredith Hanmer, transl., The Auncient Ecclesiasticall Histories of the First Six Hundred Yeares after Christ, London: Thomas...
- Synonyms:
- friend, good willer, supporter, well-wisher
- Antonyms:
- enemy, evil willer, ill-willer
Forms of wellwiller
| plural | wellwillers |
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Words that rhyme with wellwiller
Questions about wellwiller
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- Wellwiller is the alternative form of well-willer.
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