• Witcher

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /ˈwɪtʃɚ/

    Origin 1

    witch (verb) + -er; from popular belief that dowsing was a supernatural act.

    Full definition of witcher

    Noun

    witcher

    (plural witchers)
    1. dowser

    Related terms

    Origin 2

    Contraction of with + your

    Contraction

    contraction

    1. Eye dialect of with your
      • 1934, w:Henry Roth, w, ... an' t'hell witcher ponies I says
      • 1974, Paul R. Clancy, Just a Country Lawyer: A Biography of Senator Sam Ervin, page 103,And Wiltz said, 'Come on witcher conversation, Mr. Avery. Come on witcher conversation.'
      • 1999, Richard Price, Bloodbrothers, Whyncha quit? You can do construction work witcher ol man.
      • 2010, Rex Miller, Profane Men, How's it feel to be drinkin' and smokin' witcher big-time, freelance gunman. Huh? Pretty exciting or what?
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