well-wisher

/ˌwɛl ˈwɪʃər/
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Other forms: well-wishers

Definitions of well-wisher
  1. noun
    someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
    synonyms: sympathiser, sympathizer
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    types:
    bleeding heart
    someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged
    fellow traveler, fellow traveller
    a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party)
    type of:
    admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter
    a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
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