witchfinder general

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Etymology

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From witchfinder +‎ general.

Noun

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witchfinder general (plural witchfinders general or witchfinder generals)

  1. (historical) A title assumed by in 1645, by Matthew Hopkins an English witch-hunter.
  2. By analogy an overly zealous investigator or accuser.
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