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witchcraftsman

witchcraftsman noun: a practitioner of witchcraft.

Noun

witchcraftsman (plural witchcraftsmen)

  1. (humorous) A practitioner of witchcraft.
    • It had been found and declared by an analytical witchcraftsman that Abdul’s character contained intelligence among other ingredients; he knew largely what he was doing.1965, Muriel Spark, The Mandelbaum Gate, London: Macmillan, Part One, Chapter 4
    • Apprenticeships are mostly a thing of the distant past, although some practicing wizards are willing to take on young helpers and to train them to become master witchcraftsmen themselves.2006, Matthew David Brozik, Jacob Sager Weinstein, The Government Manual for New Wizards, Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, pages 18–19

Forms of witchcraftsman

pluralwitchcraftsmen

Origin of witchcraftsman

Blend of witchcraft + craftsman.

Questions about witchcraftsman

What does witchcraftsman mean?
Witchcraftsman means a practitioner of witchcraft.
What part of speech is witchcraftsman?
Witchcraftsman is a noun.
What is the plural of witchcraftsman?
The plural of witchcraftsman is witchcraftsmen.

Words near witchcraftsman in the dictionary

  1. witchcamps
  2. witchcore
  3. witchcraft
  4. witchcraftical
  5. witchcrafts
  6. witchcraftsman
  7. witchcraftsmen
  8. witchcrafty
  9. witchdoctor
  10. witchdoctors
  11. witchdom

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