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witcher

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See also: Witcher

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From witch +‎ -er, from the popular belief that dowsing was a supernatural act.

Noun

witcher (plural witchers)

  1. A dowser.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction of with + your.

Contraction

witcher

  1. Pronunciation spelling of with your.
    • 1934, Henry Roth, Call It Sleep:
      ... an' t'hell witcher ponies I says
    • 1974, Paul R. Clancy, Just a Country Lawyer: A Biography of Senator Sam Ervin, page 103:
      And Wiltz said, 'Come on witcher conversation, Mr. Avery. Come on witcher conversation.'
    • 1999, Richard Price, Bloodbrothers, page 113:
      Whyncha quit? You can do construction work witcher ol man.
    • 2010, Rex Miller, Profane Men, page 45:
      How's it feel to be drinkin' and smokin' witcher big-time, freelance gunman. Huh? Pretty exciting or what?

Etymology 3

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

witcher (plural witchers)

  1. A male witch; warlock.

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