witch

  • noun 1 a woman thought to have evil magic powers. 2 a follower or practitioner of modern witchcraft. 3 informal an ugly or unpleasant old woman.

  • verb archaic 1 practise witchcraft. 2 cast an evil spell on.

  — DERIVATIVES witchy adjective.

  — ORIGIN Old English.

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