witch doctor
noun
a person in some societies who attempts to cure sickness and to exorcise evil spirits by the use of magic.
witch doctors
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pluralof witch doctor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Access to quality healthcare is limited in Malawi, and many turn to traditional healers and witch doctors as the first port of call for any medical or mental health problem.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
I love witch doctors, and blond topknots, and designer sunglasses, and how everyone is friendly until they figure out that you can’t put them in a movie.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2020
The doxa of straightness was created by tribal leaders and trial lawyers, by old wives and Viennese witch doctors, and it is being created by me as I write and you as you read.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2012
“Once word spreads that there is no treatment, people do what they did in the past: go to the witch doctors and buy fake treatments.”
From New York Times ● May 10, 2010
The leader of these witch doctors said that there was only one way to find a new chief and that this was the way they should use.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
