witcher
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witcher¹
- /ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪtʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From witch + -er, from the popular belief that dowsing was a supernatural act.
noun witchers
- A dowser.
witcher²
- /ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪtʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Contraction of with + your.
contraction
- Pronunciation spelling of with your ... an' t'hell witcher ponies I says
witcher³
- /ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪtʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
noun witchers
- A male witch; warlock.
- A human who has undergone a controlled mutation so that he can kill monsters as a professional mercenary in Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series.
Witcher⁴
proper noun Witchers
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "witcher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/witcher. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. witcher. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/witcher "witcher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/witcher.Cite this
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title = {witcher},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
