witch
noun [C] /wɪtʃ/Definition
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.People who perform magic or have paranormal abilities › informal disapproving an unpleasant and ugly womanUnpleasant women
(Definition of witch noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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