witcher
名词 n.
缩写
美 /ˈwɪt͡ʃɚ/
英文释义
名词 n.
- A dowser.
- A male witch; warlock.
缩写
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Pronunciation spelling of with your.
— ... an' t'hell witcher ponies I says
词源
词源 1
From witch + -er, from the popular belief that dowsing was a supernatural act.
词源 2
Contraction of with + your.
词源 3
From witch + -er, a male equivalent of witch using the -er suffix as masculine, as in widower vs. widow, a calque of Polish wiedźmin. Possibly influenced by witchery.
The Polish word was coined in 1986 by author Andrzej Sapkowski as a male equivalent of wiedźma (“witch”) for his The Witcher book series and media franchise. The English calque witcher was popularized by the series' English translation.
The Polish word was coined in 1986 by author Andrzej Sapkowski as a male equivalent of wiedźma (“witch”) for his The Witcher book series and media franchise. The English calque witcher was popularized by the series' English translation.
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