necromancer

American  

[nek-ruh-man-ser] / ˈnɛk rəˌmæn sər /

noun

1. a person who uses witchcraft or sorcery, especially to reanimate dead people or to foretell the future by communicating with them.

   In the story, the boy is killed by a serial killer and then revived as a zombie by a necromancer.

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Etymology

Origin of necromancer

First recorded in 1540–50; equivalent to necromanc(y) ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

But it was the ongoing appearances of Haley Joel Osment as Topher and Benedict Wong as Wallace the necromancer that were among my favorites.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

So Nandor reverses his vampirism by staking Derek, who Laszlo pays the local necromancer to revive as a zombie.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2023

The fantasy game gives players five character classes - barbarian, rogue, sorcerer, necromancer, and druid - each with different abilities.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023

This allegorical war, along with an impaired officer and a junior necromancer, are of the world of “On Sugarland,” a beautifully produced play that struggles to follow through on its ambitions.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022

He was only a man who had meant well, who had been spurred along that course of thinking by an eccentric necromancer with a weakness for humanity.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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