witch doctor
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witch doctor
- /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/ UK
- /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɑktɚ/ US
noun witch doctors · witch-doctor · witchdoctor
- A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman. [T]he ſaid Dorothy Durent, having been with a Witch-Doctor, acknowledges upon Oath, that by his Advice, ſhe hang'd up her Child's Blanket in the Chimney, found a Toad in it at Night, had put it into the Fire, and held it there tho' it made a great and horrible Noiſe, and flaſht like Gunpowder, and w
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A dragonfly.
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noun person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic
| Español | brujo, bruja, curandero, curandera, hechicero, hechicera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주술사 jusulsa |
| 日本語 | 呪術医 jujutsui |
| 中文 | 巫醫 /巫医 wūyī |
| Kiswahili | mganga |
| Português | curandeiro, curandeira, xamã, pajé |
| Français | guérisseur, guérisseuse |
| Deutsch | Hexendoktor, Hexendoktorin, Medizinmann, Medizinfrau |
| Italiano | sciamano, sciamana, stregone, stregona, taumaturgo, taumaturga |
| Română | șaman, vrăjitor, vraci |
| Русский | шама́н šamán, зна́харь znáxarʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thầy mo, thầy phù thuỷ |
| العربية | طَبِيب سَاحِر ṭabīb sāḥir |
| עברית | רוֹפֵא אֱלִיל rofé elíl |
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title = {witch doctor},
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year = {2026},
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