Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man who is supposed to have the powers or character of a fetish.
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Examples
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"You come again, brother," droned the fetish-man, speaking in the jargon which passed for a common language of black man and white on the West Coast.
The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005
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The fetish-man held a long stave of curious black wood in his hands.
The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005
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The fetish-man stood on the highest part of the ledge, head thrown back, arms lifted as if in invocation.
The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005
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Kane shrugged his shoulders and followed the fetish-man, after glancing back at the still shape which lay in the cave.
The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005
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"Me go now, blood-brother," said the fetish-man, returning to his beloved jargon, of which knowledge he was prouder than all his conjuring tricks.
The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005
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And even as he thought it, a black and horrific shadow fell across the crouching fetish-man.
The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005
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The fetish-man always carries in his sack a strange assortment of articles out of which he makes the fetishes.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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In cases of death the charge of witchcraft is made, and the relatives seek a fetish-man, who employs the ordeal by poison, fire or other tests to detect the guilty person.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The fetish-man, fetizero, nganga, chitbone, is the authority on all religious observances.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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"If I have, then nothing can save me; the fetish-man of Tomboura has worked evil against me."
The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason William Le Queux 1895
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