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Witcher

//ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ// contraction, name, noun

Definitions

Contraction
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of with your. alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling

    "... an' t'hell witcher ponies I says"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A dowser.
  2. 2
    A male witch; warlock.

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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