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warlock

[ wawr-lok ]

noun

  1. a man who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a male witch; sorcerer.
  2. a fortuneteller or conjurer.


Warlock

1

/ ˈwɔːˌlɒk /

noun

  1. WarlockPeter18941930MBritishMUSIC: composerMUSIC: music scholar Peter, real name Philip Arnold Heseltine. 1894–1930, British composer and scholar of early English music. His works include song cycles, such as The Curlew (1920–22), and the Capriol Suite (1926) for strings


warlock

2

/ ˈwɔːˌlɒk /

noun

  1. a man who practises black magic; sorcerer
  2. a fortune-teller, conjuror, or magician

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Word History and Origins

Origin of warlock1

before 900; Middle English warloghe, -lach, Old English wǣrloga oathbreaker, devil, equivalent to wǣr covenant + -loga betrayer (derivative of lēogan to lie)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of warlock1

Old English wǣrloga oath breaker, from wǣr oath + -loga liar, from lēogan to lie 1

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Example Sentences

Alas, Charlie Harper might be dead, but the warlock lives on.

Another was an offer to rename a suite "the Warlock Room" in his honor.

Sarah: I'm proud to say that in Alaska, we don't consume warlock drinks.

With so much experience in rehab, this "warlock"—Sheen's word choice, not ours—might as well be an expert on recovery.

In an interview with the Today show, Sheen ranted about “tiger blood” and “Adonis DNA,” and referred to himself as a “warlock.”

Now King Harald bade a warlock betake him to Iceland in one or other guise, that he might bring him back tidings of the country.

An' syne, wi' the folk comin' to spier for 'im an' swarmin' ower the kirkyaird, ye'd think a warlock was aboot.

Wolverines, the ancient "devils" of the northlands on Terra, were being tried for the first time on Warlock.

The grids would have been up, and any Throg ship venturing into Warlock's amber-tinted sky would abruptly cease to be.

The last report had placed the nearest Throg nest at least two systems away from Warlock.

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