Definition of "witchfinders" [witchfinders]

• Plural form of witchfinder. (noun)

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• "” And I thought there would be a certain poetic justice in having a heroine, as opposed to a hero, put the witchfinders out of business, since women endured a disproportionate amount of persecution during “the burning times."
• "I was aged nineteen or twenty at the time, and I had a bit of a thing about witchfinders though you'll be pleased to hear I never actually went out with any."
• "Finally, in a reckless and courageous ploy, Jennet arranges to go on trial herself for sorcery, the only way she can defeat the witchfinders now and forever."