conjure woman
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- noun
- /ˈkɒndʒər ˈwʊmən/
- Literature
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mujer sabia
- During the festival, a conjure woman demonstrated her magical abilities to the amazed crowd.
Examples
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The villagers sought help from the local conjure woman to heal the sick.
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A raggedy old conjure woman sitting in the most ridiculous position.
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The stories often featured a wise conjure woman who used her knowledge to solve people's problems.
Synonyms
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A woman believed to have magical powers in stories
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A person in some cultures who uses rituals and plant medicines to heal people
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A woman who uses magic to change things
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A woman in stories who uses magic to control people
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A person who claims to have magic powers to help or harm people
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A woman who heals people and guides them about spirits
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A person who uses magic and rituals that people think have real powers
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A woman who uses magic and casts spells
A woman believed to have strong magic who helps protect people
A woman who tells the future, like an ancient oracle
How Supernatural
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'conjure' (to perform or summon by magic) combined with 'woman' yields 'a woman who practices conjuring or folk magic.' This straightforward agent-noun interpretation follows normal English composition patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Conjure woman comes from the word conjure, meaning 'to call on magic', plus woman. People imagined a woman mixing herbs and speaking spells to heal or protect others, so the phrase means 'a woman who practices magic or traditional healing'.