"rootworker" meaning in English

See rootworker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: rootworkers [plural]
Etymology: root + worker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|root|worker}} root + worker Head templates: {{en-noun}} rootworker (plural rootworkers)
  1. (US, dialect) A practitioner of rootwork, or hoodoo. Tags: US, dialectal
    Sense id: en-rootworker-en-noun-PYDAnO4e Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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