"evil willer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: evil willers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} evil willer (plural evil willers)
  1. (archaic) One who harbours ill will (toward someone). Tags: archaic Synonyms: ill-willer
    Sense id: en-evil_willer-en-noun-fofUJhjD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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