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cunning man

cunning man noun: a wise man or wizard; a magician.

Noun

cunning man (plural cunning men)

  1. (historical) A wise man or wizard; a magician.
    • Magical healing […] was the business of the cunning man, to whom the sufferer would have recourse and to whom he would normally be expected to make some form of payment.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 172

cunning man meaning in Tamil

cunning man in Tamil

ஊளன், வினையன், வஞ்சகன்

Forms of cunning man

pluralcunning men

Questions about cunning man

What does cunning man mean?
Cunning man means a wise man or wizard; a magician.
What is cunning man in Tamil?
Cunning man in Tamil is ஊளன், வினையன், வஞ்சகன். See Cunning man meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cunning man?
Cunning man is a noun.
What is the plural of cunning man?
The plural of cunning man is cunning men.

Words near cunning man in the dictionary

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  3. cunning linguist
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  6. cunning man
  7. cunning men
  8. cunning stunt
  9. cunning woman
  10. cunning women
  11. Cunningar

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