well-wisher
noun
well-wish·er
ˈwel-ˌwi-shər 
-ˈwi-
: one who wishes well to another : an admiring supporter or fan
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Three-year Aztecs standout Miles Byrd chatted with well-wishers on the court long after Dutcher lauded the guard for toughing out a lower-leg injury.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
This response rewards the tactless well-wisher.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Hospital administrators eventually removed his name from the public registration list and moved him to a private room with a code on the door to manage the crush of well-wishers.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Here and there, Kesselman accepted a hit from a well-wisher.
—Mark Yarm, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
This response rewards the tactless well-wisher.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Hospital administrators eventually removed his name from the public registration list and moved him to a private room with a code on the door to manage the crush of well-wishers.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Here and there, Kesselman accepted a hit from a well-wisher.
—Mark Yarm, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Well-wisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-wisher. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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