Bedeutung von “witch” im englischen Wörterbuch

“witch” im Englisch

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witchnoun [ C ]

uk /wɪtʃ/ us /wɪtʃ/

C1 a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people:

a witch on a broomstick
Witches were persecuted all over western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century, as it was claimed that they had dealings with the Devil.

informal disapproving an unpleasant and ugly woman

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(Definition von “witch” aus dem Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“witch” im amerikanischen Englisch

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witchnoun [ C ]

us /wɪtʃ/

a woman who is believed to have magical powers and, esp. in stories, uses them to help or harm people

(Definition von “witch” aus dem Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)