sorcerer

[ sawr-ser-er ]
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noun
  1. a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.

Origin of sorcerer

1
1520–30; earlier sorcer,Middle English <Middle French sorcier, perhaps <Vulgar Latin *sortiārius one who casts lots, equivalent to Latin sort- (stem of sors) lot, fate + -i--i- + -ārius-ier2; see -er1

Other words from sorcerer

  • un·der·sor·cer·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sorcerer

sorcerer

feminine sorceress (ˈsɔːsərɪs)

/ (ˈsɔːsərə) /


noun
  1. a person who seeks to control and use magic powers; a wizard or magician

Origin of sorcerer

1
C16: from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiārius (unattested) caster of lots, from Latin sors lot

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