root worker
/ˈruːt wəːkə/US regional (chiefly southern )
noun
Chiefly in African-American use: a person who uses roots to cast spells; a conjuror.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlanta Constitution. From root + worker.
- when the going gets tough, the tough get going
- when the shit hits the fan
- when the spirit moves someone
- when the whips are cracking
- whenua
- when ——'s at home
- where
- whereabouts
- whereafter
- whereas
- whereat
- whereby
- where'er
- wherefore
- wherefrom
- wherein
- where it's at
- whereof
- whereon
- where one lives
- where (or when) the rubber meets (or hits) the road
- wheresoe'er
- wheresoever
- where someone is at
- where someone is coming from