witch hunter

noun2

1. •
   A person employed to find witches as part of a witch-hunt; a witchfinder.

   • That is why the witch-hunters believed that every true witch must carry the mark of His Satanic Majesty on her body. — 1965
2. •
   (figurative) One who undertakes a witch-hunt (a public or political campaign or investigation which smears a person or group).

   • Now, however, Ford wrote, “Those days are over; there are no more witch-hunters” because Trump has gotten rid of them all. — 2025