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wisher

wisher noun: someone who makes a wish.

Noun

wisher (plural wishers)

  1. Someone who makes a wish

Proper noun capitalized: Wisher

Wisher (plural Wishers)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of wisher

Noun
pluralwishers
Proper noun
pluralWishers

Origin of wisher

From Middle English wyssher, wisscher, wyshere, equivalent to wish + -er.

Variant of Wischer.

Words formed from wisher

Words that rhyme with wisher

Questions about wisher

What does wisher mean?
Wisher means someone who makes a wish.
What part of speech is wisher?
Wisher can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of wisher?
The plural of wisher is wishers.

Words near wisher in the dictionary

  1. wished upon a star
  2. wished well
  3. wished you well
  4. wishedly
  5. wishedst
  6. wisher
  7. wishers
  8. wishes
  9. wishes away
  10. wishes on a star
  11. wishes someone ill

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