Entry Word: witch

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 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>

Synonyms enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress

Related Words charmer, conjuror (or conjurer), enchanter, necromancer, voodoo; magician, sorcerer, warlock, wizard

2 a mean or ugly old woman <heaven help you if your ball lands on that witchʼs lawn> — see crone
3 a person skilled in using supernatural forces <freakish storms that were once thought to be the work of witches> — see magician 1