How do you use Witchdoctor in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Witchdoctor meaning
Alternative form of witch doctor.
Using Witchdoctor
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of witch doctor.
- In the example corpus, witchdoctor often appears in combinations such as: the witchdoctor.
Context around Witchdoctor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Witchdoctor
- In this selection, "witchdoctor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fake, shona and known stand out and add context to how "witchdoctor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fake witchdoctor for allegedly and at another witchdoctor known as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "witchdoctor" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with witchdoctor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chindipha said they have, in the past, rescued three people who were held hostage at another witchdoctor known as Kanjoka, but they have not confronted Berna yet. (27 words)
Shona witchdoctor ( n'anga ) in Zimbabwe The Kolloh-Man (January 1853, X, p.6) citation In Southern African traditions, there are three classifications of somebody who uses magic. (28 words)
The riders from Misambi trading centre descended on the woman after she failed to identify a witchdoctor whose services she is said to have sought to eliminate her son. (29 words)
The busted Mudzingwa insisted that he meant no harm by digging up the dead, neither did he want to desecrate the burial place but he just wanted to secure said iron bar as instructed by the witchdoctor. (37 words)
During our investigations in Mzimba Central, Mzimba Solora and Mzimba Hora constituencies, we traced a number of people who have allegedly been exorcised of witchcraft and those under custody of the witchdoctor. (32 words)
Police in Lilongwe have arrested a 49-year-old man who was playing as a fake witchdoctor for allegedly swindling his customer K150,000 and then abandoning him at a graveyard. (31 words)
Example sentences (6)
Police in Lilongwe have arrested a 49-year-old man who was playing as a fake witchdoctor for allegedly swindling his customer K150,000 and then abandoning him at a graveyard.
Chindipha said they have, in the past, rescued three people who were held hostage at another witchdoctor known as Kanjoka, but they have not confronted Berna yet.
During our investigations in Mzimba Central, Mzimba Solora and Mzimba Hora constituencies, we traced a number of people who have allegedly been exorcised of witchcraft and those under custody of the witchdoctor.
The busted Mudzingwa insisted that he meant no harm by digging up the dead, neither did he want to desecrate the burial place but he just wanted to secure said iron bar as instructed by the witchdoctor.
The riders from Misambi trading centre descended on the woman after she failed to identify a witchdoctor whose services she is said to have sought to eliminate her son.
Shona witchdoctor ( n'anga ) in Zimbabwe The Kolloh-Man (January 1853, X, p.6) citation In Southern African traditions, there are three classifications of somebody who uses magic.
Common combinations with witchdoctor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: