A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor), or witchcraft doctor,[1] is a kind of magical healer who treats ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft.[2] The term is often misuderstood, and they could more accurately be called "anti-witch doctors".[3][4] The term is now more commonly used to refer to healers, particularly in regions which use traditional healing rather than contemporary medicine.
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- ^ Adams, Valerie (2016). An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation. Taylor & Francis. p. 62.