witch doctor

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɑktɚ/

Noun

witch doctor (plural witch doctors)

1. A person who is believe#Verb|believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical power#Noun|powers; a shaman.

Translations

• French: guérisseur, guérisseuse
• German: Hexendoktor, Hexendoktorin, Medizinmann, Medizinfrau
• Italian: sciamano, sciamana, stregone, stregona, taumaturgo, taumaturga
• Portuguese: curandeiro, curandeira, xamã, pajé (Brazil)
• Russian: шама́н
• Spanish: brujo, bruja, curandero, curandera, hechicero, hechicera, nahual (Central America)

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