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witch

  • noun
  • wĭch

A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives.

Other meanings

  1. A person who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs.

  2. One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.

Word history

From Old English "wiċċe" ((female) witch; sorceress).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “witch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.