witch doctor

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɑktɚ/ Hyphenation: witch doc‧tor === Noun === witch doctor (plural witch doctors) A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman. (Southern US) A dragonfly. Synonym: snake doctor ==== Alternative forms ==== witch-doctor, witchdoctor ==== Hypernyms ==== healer ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== medicine man, medicine woman ==== Derived terms ==== witch-doctoring witch-doctory witch-doctress ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === witch doctor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia