sorcerer

noun
/ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/UK/ˈsoɹ.sɚ.ɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle English sorcerere, from stem sorcer- (as in sorceresse and sorcery) + -ere, from Old French sorcer, sorcier, from Early Medieval Latin sortiārius, derived from Latin sortem (“fate, fortune”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).

  1. derived from *ser-
  2. derived from sors
  3. derived from sortiārius
  4. derived from sorcer,sorcier
  5. inherited from sorcerere

Definitions

  1. A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.

    • Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all.
    • These, it was believed, would prevent the Arch-fiend from entering the charmed ring and wreaking vengeance upon the sorcerers.
    • “Thou flibbertigibbet,” cried Catwezle, who had been listening, “all is clear as springwater. This Rapkyn was a sorcerer!”
  2. A person whose skills or abilities appear almost magical.

    • The goalscorer was Eberechi Eze, Palace’s sorcerer-in-chief, and it came in the 16th minute from an assist by Daniel Muñoz, who was irrepressible up and down the right.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA