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WITCH DOCTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is believed to heal through magical powers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("witch doctor" is a kind of...):
magician; necromancer; sorcerer; thaumaturge; thaumaturgist; wizard (one who practices magic or sorcery)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "witch doctor"):
conjure man; conjurer; conjuror (a witch doctor who practices conjury)