cunning folk

noun

cunning folk

noun
1

Historical Professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.

Synonyms
conjurers, pellars, folk healer, white witch, wise men, wise women, wizards
Hyponyms
cunning man, cunning woman

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.