witch doctor

noun
/ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/UK/ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɑktɚ/US

Definitions

  1. A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical…

    A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.

    • At that consultation, according to the habit of a witch-doctor, he divined and announced the occasion of their attendance, and indicated the complainant, Mdungazwe, as the wizard who had caused Ranise to suffer.
  2. A dragonfly.

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