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witch-hunt
(redirected from Witchfinder)

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witch-hunt
a rigorous campaign to round up or expose dissenters on the pretext of safeguarding the welfare of the public


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A witchfinder will find witches--just as a Bolton weapons-finder will always find weapons.
Both Issy and Iohan are eventually captured and imprisoned by the witchfinder.
 
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