witch hunter en · NOUN
Etymology
From witch hunt + -er.
Meanings
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A person employed to find witches as part of a witch-hunt; a witchfinder.
That is why the witch-hunters believed that every true witch must carry the mark of His Satanic Majesty on her body.
1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 129:
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(figuratively) One who undertakes a witch-hunt (a public or political campaign or investigation which smears a person or group).
Now, however, Ford wrote, “Those days are over; there are no more witch-hunters” because Trump has gotten rid of them all.
2025 July 22, Jennifer Bowers Bahney, “'Struggling' Trump spirals as 'usual playbook' fails to get him out of jam: report”, in Raw Story:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| witch hunters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| witchhunter | alternative | lexicographic | |
| witch-hunter | alternative | lexicographic |