witch Definition

witch
noun witches

1. Someone, especially a woman, supposed to have magical powers used usually, but not always, malevolently.

Thesaurus: sorceress, enchantress, magician, hag, occultist, necromancer.
2. A frighteningly ugly or wicked old woman or hag.
3. A dangerously or irresistibly fascinating woman.

verb

witches, witched, witching
1. To bewitch.

Derivative: witchlike
adj

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wicca.