witchfinder general
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From witchfinder + general.
Noun[edit]
witchfinder general (plural witchfinders general or witchfinder generals)
- (historical) A title assumed by in 1645, by Matthew Hopkins an English witch-hunter.
- By analogy an overly zealous investigator or accuser.