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witch hunter

witch hunter noun: a person employed to find witches as part of a witch-hunt; a witchfinder.

Noun

witch hunter (plural witch hunters)

  1. 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
  2. (figuratively) 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

pluralwitch hunters
alternative formwitch-hunter
alternative formwitchhunter

Origin of witch hunter

From witch hunt + -er.

Questions about witch hunter

What does witch hunter mean?
Witch hunter means a person employed to find witches as part of a witch-hunt; a witchfinder.
What part of speech is witch hunter?
Witch hunter is a noun.
What is the plural of witch hunter?
The plural of witch hunter is witch hunters.

Words near witch hunter in the dictionary

  1. witch hats
  2. witch hazel
  3. witch hazels
  4. witch house
  5. witch hunt
  6. witch hunter
  7. witch hunters
  8. witch hunts
  9. witch knot
  10. witch knots
  11. witch ladder

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