conjure man

[ kon-jer, kuhn- ]

noun

1. (in the southern U.S. and the West Indies) a conjurer; witch doctor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conjure man¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

But yo' am suttinly a conjure-man when it comes t' fixin' wagons!

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It was on one of the excursions which I made into the forest in my study of these natural resources, that I met the Conjure man.

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We just call him Old Pappy—he's a preacher, and some folks say a conjure man, too.

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Yo'uns is a conjure-man, and a Yankee conjure-man, too—wust kind.

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