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[Witcher Novels] What was the public perception of Witchers like back when the monster population was at its height?

Monsters are pretty rare during the time of the novels, so there's not all that much of a demand for monster slayers. I know what the general public perception Witchers is like during this time period - pretty damn bad. 

My understanding is that Witchers majorly culled the monster population. So, back when there were a lot more monsters and therefore a much greater demand for monster slayers, was the public perception of them significantly different?
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Always a necessary evil. Mutants and freaks. Abnormal and only tolerated because they weren't the worst things around. People mistrusted magic and those who they didn't see as human like elves and dwarves. Witchers were always stigmatized and people would cross the street to avoid them. If not for their aptitude at hunting monsters they would have been culled in pogroms long before the more recent ones.