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witcher

witcher

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A person who hunts monsters using magic powers
  • noun
  • /ˈwɪtʃər/
  • Jargon
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  • Geralt of Rivia is the main character, a famous witcher known for his supernatural abilities.
  • Witcher series
  • Witcher 3

And Giralt says we're witchers, Tris, can't you understand that?

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Examples

  • The next game from the people behind The Witcher is called Cyberpunk 2077.

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  • We've known for a while that CD Projekt Red, the folks who make those great Witcher role-playing games, are making a new sci-fi game.

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  • But First off, The Witcher, which I did overall enjoy the TV show.

  • The Last Wish first book short story collection in the Witcher series.

  • Let's take The Witcher 2, for example.

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  • Thanks for watching The Witcher on Netflix.

  • The latter interest is what puts The Witcher 2 and Star Wars: The Old Republic on my list.

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  • The Witcher author has more than a few fiery opinions of CD Projekt's video games.

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  • News: The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski lets the world know exactly how he feels about CD Projekt's Witcher videogames.

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  • While The Witcher 2 allows a more strictly divergent storyline, it's hardly role-playing (but it's great storytelling, I'll give them that).

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Surface Forms

witcher singular
witchers plural

Morphology

witcher = witch (opaque) = witch + er

The form looks like 'witch' + '-er', but the fantasy sense 'monster hunter' is a coined specialized meaning rather than a regular agent noun formation.

Etymology

Witcher was chosen in English from the Polish name Wiedźmin, which comes from wiedźma meaning 'witch'. It also looks like witch plus the ending -er, like hunter, so a witcher is a special monster fighter who uses some magic.