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witchfinder

noun

Etymology

From witch + finder.

  1. inherited from findere
  2. compounded as witchfinder — “witch + finder”

Definitions

  1. A person employed to carry out witch-hunts and identify witches.

    • From the 1970s direct and public accusations of witchcraft increased in Zambia, and with them the use of expert witch-finders, who were ubiquitous in rural areas by the 1980s.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA