Meaning

2 senses
  1. A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.

    Hexendoktor, Hexendoktorin, Medizinmann

    шама́нšamán, зна́харьznáxarʹ

    шама́нšamán, зна́харznáxar

    someone who is believed to heal through magical powers

  2. (Southern US)A dragonfly.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Tom went to see the witch doctor.

    Том пішов на прийом до знахаря. — deniko

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  2. Tom sees a witch doctor regularly.

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  3. Tom is meeting with a witch doctor.

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  4. How did you become a witch doctor?

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  5. I told the witch doctor I was in love with you.

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Translations

9 languages
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