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well-wishing

[wel-wish-er] Origin

well-wish·er

[wel-wish-er]
noun
a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.

Origin:
1580–90

well-wish·ing, adjective, noun
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Well-wishing is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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well-wisher
 
n
a person who shows benevolence or sympathy towards a person, cause, etc
 
'well-wishing
 
adj, —n

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Word Origin & History

well-wisher
1590, from well (adv.) + agent noun from wish. Well-wishing is recorded from 1569.
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