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necromancer

[ nek-ruh-man-ser ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

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

We have at the heart of this mythology this relationship between the necromancer and the cavalier.

From Vox

Although I was really worried that nobody would be able to tell that Gideon was the necromancer there.

From Vox

Which done, he kissed him againe, and wylled the Necromancer to make hast.

And the Royal Necromancer tells me that if you can find a tingle-berry, and eat it, you will resume your natural form again.

Rich, with his "Necromancer," conjured all the town within the ring of his little theatre.

The Royal Necromancer is very wise, and you may depend upon what he says.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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