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a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers<in the old days women were sometimes accused of being witches and using evil magic to make the crops fail or an animal die suddenly>Synonymsenchantress, hag, hex, sorceressRelated Wordscharmer, conjuror (or conjurer), enchanter, necromancer, voodoo; magician, sorcerer, warlock, wizard
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a mean or ugly old woman<heaven help you if your ball lands on that witchʼs lawn>— see crone
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a person skilled in using supernatural forces<freakish storms that were once thought to be the work of witches>— see magician 1
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