"cunning folk" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} cunning folk pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (who were often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century. Wikipedia link: cunning folk Tags: historical, plural, plural-only Synonyms: conjurers [England, Southern, Wales], pellars [Cornwall], white witch, wise men, wise women, wizards Hyponyms: cunning man, cunning woman Translations (professional or semi-professional practitioner of magic): вядзьмак (vjadzʹmak) [masculine] (Belarusian), вядзьмар (vjadzʹmar) [masculine] (Belarusian), вещер (vešter) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vědmák (Czech), kloge folk [neuter, plural] (Danish), klog mand [common-gender, masculine] (Danish), klog kone [common-gender, feminine] (Danish), toverdokters [masculine, plural] (Dutch), duivelbanners [masculine, plural] (Dutch), devins-guérisseurs [masculine, plural] (French), leveurs de sorts [masculine, plural] (French), Hexenmeister [masculine] (German), Kräuterhexen [feminine, plural] (German), javasasszony [feminine] (Hungarian), wicca [masculine] (Old English), wicce [feminine] (Old English), dry [masculine] (Old English), curandeiros [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), curandeiras [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), benzedeiros [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), benzedeiras [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), mulheres de virtude [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), ведьмак (vedʹmak) [masculine] (Russian), véštac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), de kloka pl klok gubbe [common-gender, masculine] (Swedish), klok gumma [common-gender, feminine] (Swedish), dyn hysbys [masculine] (Welsh), dynes hysbys [feminine] (Welsh)
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