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Witch Doctor

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Noun

1. witch doctor

someone who is believed to heal through magical powers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Witch Doctor

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noun
1. Also called: shaman, 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

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in certain primitive societies, a person supposed to have the power of curing disease, warding off evil, etc. through the use of sorcery, incantations, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Witch Doctor

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n.
In certain traditional cultures, especially in Africa, a sorcerer or shamanistic healer.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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