Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cunning folk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: cun-ning -folk
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.

Synonyms

conjurers pellars folk healer white witch wise men wise women wizards

Questions

What does cunning folk mean?: Professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.

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