Why this word is great
HEXENMEISTER — [Noun] A practitioner of braucherei, a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk magic and healing. From German Hexenmeister, a compound of Hexe ("witch") and Meister ("master"). Unlike a warlock, which carries connotations of malevolence or oath-breaking, or a sorcerer, which suggests arcane, learned power, the Hexenmeister is a grounded, communal figure, more tradesman than thaumaturge. He is the precise knot tied in a red string to stanch blood, the hex sign painted on a barn gable to ward the lightning, and the whispered verse from the Long Lost Friend over a bowl of salt and water—a quiet curator of the liminal space between faith, folklore, and the frail human body, a master not of summoning demons, but of keeping them from the door.