witcher meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

witcher

noun

US /ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ/

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

A dowser.

Derived terms: water witcher
Related terms: witch, water-witch

witcher

contraction

Etymology Contraction of with + your.

Contraction, Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of with your.

... an' t'hell witcher ponies I says1934, 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:

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Whyncha quit? You can do construction work witcher ol man.1999, Richard Price, Bloodbrothers, page 113:
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:

witcher

noun

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.

A male witch; warlock.

Fantasy 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.

Related terms: witch

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