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witchfinders general

witchfinders general is the plural of witchfinder general.

Meaning of witchfinder general

Noun

witchfinder general (plural witchfinders general or witchfinder generals)

  1. (historical) A title assumed by Matthew Hopkins, a 17th-century English witch-hunter.
  2. (figuratively, by analogy) An overly zealous investigator or accuser.

Questions about witchfinders general

What is witchfinders general the plural of?
Witchfinders general is the plural of witchfinder general.

Words near witchfinders general in the dictionary

  1. witchety grub
  2. witchety grubs
  3. witchfinder
  4. witchfinder general
  5. witchfinders
  6. witchfinders general
  7. witchfinding
  8. witchfindings
  9. witchfire
  10. witchgrass
  11. witchgrasses

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