Witcher
//ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ// contraction, name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dowser.
- 2 A male witch; warlock.
Contraction
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of with your. alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling
"... an' t'hell witcher ponies I says"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
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Etymology
Etymology 1
From witch + -er, from the popular belief that dowsing was a supernatural act.
Etymology 2
Contraction of with + your.
Etymology 3
From witch + -er, a male equivalent of witch using the -er suffix as masculine, as in widower vs. widow, a calque of Polish wiedźmin. Possibly influenced by witchery. The Polish word was coined in 1986 by author Andrzej Sapkowski as a male equivalent of wiedźma (“witch”) for his The Witcher book series and media franchise. The English calque witcher was popularized by the series' English translation.
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