witcher

witcher · noun¹

From witch + -er, from the popular belief that dowsing was a supernatural act.

witcher · contraction²

Contraction of with + your.

witcher · noun³

1. Polish · calque ofwiedźmin
2. English todaywitcher

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.