witch-hunter
witch-hunter is the alternative form of witch hunter.
Meaning of witch hunter
Noun
witch hunter (plural witch hunters)
- A person employed to find witches as part of a witch-hunt; a witchfinder.
- That is why the witch-hunters believed that every true witch must carry the mark of His Satanic Majesty on her body.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 129
- One who undertakes a witch-hunt (a public or political campaign or investigation which smears a person or group).
- Now, however, Ford wrote, “Those days are over; there are no more witch-hunters” because Trump has gotten rid of them all.2025 July 22, Jennifer Bowers Bahney, “'Struggling' Trump spirals as 'usual playbook' fails to get him out of jam: report”, in Raw Story
Forms of witch-hunter
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Questions about witch-hunter
- What is witch-hunter the alternative form of?
- Witch-hunter is the alternative form of witch hunter.
Words near witch-hunter in the dictionary
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