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- Dictionarywitch/wɪtʃ/
noun
- 1. a person thought to have magic powers, especially evil ones, popularly depicted as a woman wearing a black cloak and pointed hat and flying on a broomstick. Similar
- 2. an ugly or unpleasant woman: derogatory "he can marry the old witch for all I care" Similar
verb
- 1. cast an evil spell on: "Mrs Mucharski had somehow witched the house"
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WITCH definition: 1. a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people…. Learn more.
: a woman who is believed to practice usually black (see black entry 1 sense 7) magic often with the aid of a devil or familiar : sorceress. Note: This meaning of witch is commonly encountered in contexts relating to historical Christian religious beliefs about witches and witchcraft.
Witch, from the Old English wiċċe (the masculine warlock, from wærloga, is of different etymology), is a term rooted in European folklore and superstition for a practitioner of witchcraft, magic or sorcery.
Witch definition: a person, especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. See examples of WITCH used in a sentence.
a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people: a witch on a broomstick. Witches were persecuted all over western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century, as it was claimed that they had dealings with the Devil. informal disapproving. an unpleasant and ugly woman. Fewer examples.
noun. /wɪtʃ/ Idioms. a woman who is believed to have magic powers, especially to do evil things. In stories, she usually wears a black pointed hat and flies on a broomstick. Many people believed her to be a witch. She sat astride the broomstick, just like a witch in a fairy tale. I have a pointy black hat for my Halloween witch costume. Culture.
A witch is someone who claims to have magic powers and to be able to use them for good or bad purposes.
n. 1. A person, especially a woman, claiming or popularly believed to possess magical powers and practice sorcery. 2. A believer or follower of Wicca; a Wiccan. 3. a. Offensive An old woman considered to be ugly or frightening. b. A woman considered to be spiteful or overbearing. c. Informal A woman or girl considered to be charming or fascinating.
A witch is a person with magical powers. Most towns have a spooky old woman with a lot of cats who all the neighborhood kids suspect of being a witch. The classic picture of a witch is a woman dressed in black with a tall, pointy hat, a broom, and an ugly face — this kind of witch is a popular Halloween costume.
A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic or supernatural powers to inflict harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meaning. [1]
