mage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mage
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin magus. See Magus
Example Sentences
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The fantasy series follows an elven mage, her young human apprentice and others they pick up along their years-long journey to visit the spirits of old friends.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
Aerith, a white mage, supports companions with the spell Healing Wind in the original game and the modern trilogy.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024
Andrea Peruzzi's mage capturing the moment when a Bedouin jumps over a small gorge between rocks in ancient Petra, Jordan.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2024
Himmel’s death affects Frieren greatly, and after meeting with Heiter, another of her fellow heroes, he gives her a new purpose, to train a young mage and set off on a new adventure.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023
“Because you haven’t found out what I am teaching,” replied the mage, going on at his steady, long-legged pace along their road, which was the high pass between Ovark and Wiss.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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