wisher

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A wisher is someone who wishes—one who expresses desires or hopes for something: birthday wishers lined up to greet her, well-wishers gathered outside the hospital.

The word appears most often in compounds like well-wisher, meaning someone who hopes for another's success or happiness.

person

dreamer

One given to fantasies

supplicant · petitioner · seeker · pleader · daydreamer · fantasist · optimist · romantic · idealist · visionary

ritual

birthday

Annual date of origin

wishbone · eyelash · dandelion · coin · well · blessing · prayer · blowing · ceremony · tradition

fantasy

daydream

Conscious fantasy while awake

fairy · genie · lamp · magic · miracle · storybook · fable · enchantment · spell · whimsy

desire

longing

Intense, persistent desire

pining · hoping · dreaming · coveting · hungering · thirsting · aching · wistfulness · eagerness · fervor

Categories
Opposites
action vs. passivity

wisherdoer

Person who acts

achiever · actor · worker · striver · go-getter

agency and effectiveness

wisherachiever

One who accomplishes goals

accomplisher · realizer · producer · maker · creator

acceptance versus desire for change

wisheraccepter

One who receives willingly

realist · stoic · fatalist · pragmatist

Phrases
Family

wish, wishing, wished, wishful, well-wisher, wishlist, wishers, wishfully, wishfulness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G