witchfinder general

English

Alternative forms

  • witch-finder general

Etymology

From witchfinder +‎ general.

Noun

witchfinder general (plural witchfinders general or witchfinder generals)

  1. (historical) A title assumed by Matthew Hopkins, a 17th-century English witch-hunter.
  2. (by analogy) An overly zealous investigator or accuser.
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