Witchfinder

noun

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

    "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."

Synonyms

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witch-smeller

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"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."

Etymology

From witch + finder.

Related phrases

witchfinder generalwitch hunt

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