Witch vs Gypsy - What's the difference?
witch | gypsy |
A person who practices witchcraft; specifically:
#A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
#*(rfdate) Shakespeare:
#*:He cannot abide the old woman of Brentford; he swears she's a witch .
#(label) A Wiccan.
# A man who practices witchcraft.
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#*:Some of the kynges had merueyl of Merlyns wordes and demed well that it shold be as he said / And som of hem lough hym to scorne / as kyng Lot / and mo other called hym a wytche / But thenne were they accorded with Merlyn that kynge Arthur shold come oute and speke with the kynges
#*(rfdate) Wyclif Bible (Acts viii. 9)
#*:There was a man in that city whose name was Simon, a witch .
(label) An ugly or unpleasant woman.
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:(Shakespeare)
One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.
One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.
(label) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera .
The stormy petrel.
Any of a number of flatfish:
# (Torbay sole), found in the North Atlantic.
# (megrim), found in the North Atlantic.
#, found near New Zealand.
(obsolete) To practise witchcraft
To bewitch
To dowse for water
A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.
English terms with homophones
(sometimes, offensive) : a member of the Romani people.
(offensive) An itinerant person or any person suspected of making a living from dishonest practices or theft; a member of a nomadic people, not necessarily Romani; a carny.
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: of or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc).
(offensive) Of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people; making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.
To roam around the country like a gypsy.
As nouns the difference between gypsy and witch
is that gypsy is alternative form of Gypsy|lang=en: a member of the Romani people while witch is a person who practices witchcraft; specifically.As verbs the difference between gypsy and witch
is that gypsy is to roam around the country like a gypsy while witch is to practise witchcraft.As an adjective gypsy
is alternative form of Gypsy|lang=en: of or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc).As a proper noun Gypsy
is the language Romani.witch
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) wicche, from (etyl) .Noun
(es)Synonyms
* (female magic user) wizardess, sorceress * (male magic user) wizard, sorcerer, warlock * (an ugly or unpleasant woman) See ,Derived terms
(terms derived from witch) * bewitch * cold as a witch's tit * man-witch * nonwitch * witch ball * witchcraft * witch doctor * witches' brew * witches' knickers * witches' Sabbath * witchfinder * witch grass * witch hazel * witch-hunt * witching hour * witchyExternal links
* (projectlink) * (Arnoglossus scapha) * (Arnoglossus scapha)Verb
(es)- 'It approaches the witching hour'.
Derived terms
* witcherSee also
(other terms of interest) * athame * black magic * channelling * chiromancer * coven * crystal ball * curse * enchantment * familiar * fortuneteller * galdur * grimoire * hex * hoodoo * jinx * lamia * medium * necromancy * occultism * palmist * poppet * Sabbath * Satanism * scry * shaman * sorcery * spell * talisman * tarot * warlock * wicca * wizardEtymology 2
Compare wick.Noun
(es)gypsy
English
Alternative forms
* gipsy, gipsey (archaic) * gypsey, gypsie (archaic)Noun
(gypsies)- Like a right gypsy , hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.
- I will look on your treasures, gypsy . Is this understood?
Usage notes
See the usage note about Gypsy .Derived terms
* gypsiologist, gypsiology * gypsycraft * gypsy hat * gypsyish * gypsyism * gypsy's kiss * gypsylike * gypsy winch * gypsywortAdjective
(-)- If anyone questions them, they'll fold up faster than a gypsy roofing company.