sorcerer
[sawr-ser-er]
noun
a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.
Origin of sorcerer
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Related Words for sorcerer
warlock, diviner, seer, enchanter, charmer, shaman, conjurer, medium, witch, soothsayer, sorceress, clairvoyant, magician, occultist, alchemist, necromancer, thaumaturge, fortune-tellerExamples from the Web for sorcerer
Contemporary Examples of sorcerer
America was like a “sorcerer,” he said, holding other nations under its powerful spell to keep them from supporting the rebels.
Early in the year, Hagrid brings a package to Hogwarts, the Sorcerer's Stone, which grants immortality.
Historical Examples of sorcerer
Only once did a sorcerer succeed in wounding Notscha in the left arm.
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It must have been at the second watch of the night and the sorcerer had not yet come back.
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But the sorcerer was already in the room, and again he scolded them.
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In the course of time one of his pupils insulted the sorcerer.
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The latter, however, feared that the sorcerer might make himself invisible.
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sorcerer
feminine sorceress (ˈsɔːsərɪs)
noun
Word Origin for sorcerer
C16: from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiārius (unattested) caster of lots, from Latin sors lot
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