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witcher en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A dowser.

Forms

Deriveds

water witcher

Relateds

water-witch · witch

witcher en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ/ (US)

Etymology

Contraction of with + your.

Meanings

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

witcher en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ/ (US)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. A male witch; warlock.
2. 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.

Forms

Relateds

witch

Translations (20)

de Hexer (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · lt raganius (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · pl wiedźmin (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · fr sorceleur (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · sl veščec (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · lv raganis (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · uk відьма́к (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · be вя́дзьмар (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · nl hekser (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · it strigo (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · es brujo (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · pt bruxo (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · sk zaklínač (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · fi noituri (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · sv häxkarl (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · cs zaklínač (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · bg ве́щер (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · ru ведьма́к (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · hu vaják (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary) · et nõidur (human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary)

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