goodwiller

词形变化

goodwillers 复数 goodwillers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who practices or engages in goodwill, or who acts out of goodwill; one who bestows favours; a benefactor; volunteer

    It appears by the testimony in a suit in 1619, that John Gale, son of Richard, was in 1677, "a goodwiller" to the daughter of Henry Spring, senior, who, with his wife Mehitable, testified that " Goodman Richard Gale came to our house to ask our goodwill to make a match …

词源

Perhaps an alteration of goodwilly, or from goodwill + -er.

来源：wiktionary