noun · rare

witcher

witcher · witchers

відьмак

ведьмак

Hexer

A dowserA dowser.

US/ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ/

» Geralt is a witcher.

Geralt ist ein Hexer.

Ґеральт — відьмак.

Meaning

3 senses

A dowser.
A male witch; warlock.
A human who has undergone a controlled mutation so that he can kill monsters as a professional mercenary in Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series.
Hexer
ведьма́кvedʹmák
відьма́кvidʹmák

Examples

3 sentences

Geralt is a witcher.
Ґеральт — відьмак. — deniko
deGeralt ist ein Hexer. — tokzyk
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Tom is a well witcher.
deTom ist Wünschelrutengänger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I finally beat The Witcher.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary:

Русский

By meaning 1

human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary:

Origin

From witch + -er, from the popular belief that dowsing was a supernatural act. From witch

From witch + -er, from the popular belief that dowsing was a supernatural act.

From witch + -er, a male equivalent of witch using the -er suffix as masculine, as in widower vs. widow, a calque of Polish wiedźmin. Possibly influenced by witchery.

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