witch doctor
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noun
a person in some societies who attempts to cure sickness and to exorcise evil spirits by the use of magic.
Origin:
1710–20
1710–20
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| witch doctor | |
| —n | |
| 1. | shaman, Also called: medicine man a man in certain societies, esp preliterate ones, who appears to possess magical powers, used esp to cure sickness but also to harm people |
| 2. | a person who seeks out or hunts witches in some African tribal cultures |
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witch doctor
a healer or benevolent worker of magic in a nonliterate society. The term originated in England in the 18th century and is generally considered to be pejorative and anthropologically inaccurate. See also medicine man; shaman.
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Example sentences
In one incident a cow thief was buried alive, while in another village a suspected witch doctor was buried alive.
When you get seriously ill go to a chiropractor or a naturopathic witch doctor and ask for a solution.
The way he told the story, a witch doctor got him out of a coma.
Why don't you ask a witch doctor and perhaps an astrologer while you are at it.
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