sorcerer

noun

sor·​cer·​er ˈsȯr-sə-rər How to pronounce sorcerer (audio)
ˈsȯrs-rər
: a person who practices sorcery : wizard

Examples of sorcerer in a Sentence

a sorcerer who used his power for evil ends
Recent Examples on the Web Jareth made for a most enchanting sorcerer, with a shock of blond hair and some out-of-this-world pipes. Marc Bernardin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024 Joined by a kleptomaniac fox (Awkwafina), a brusque pangolin (Ke Huy Quan) and a trio of ferocious little bunnies, Po sets out to defeat a sorcerer named the Chameleon (Viola Davis). Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 Quin’s debut novel, out Feb. 13 from Atria Books, envisions Medea’s forbidding, power-seeking father, the son of a Titan and a sorcerer himself, and her beautiful, detached mother, a sea nymph who only wants to return to her ocean home. Diya Chacko, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024 The 58-year-old Danish actor has played cold-hearted billionaires and evil sorcerers, skinheads and Vikings, Nazis and serial-killing cannibals. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024 The story saves the romantic sparks for Smith's hapless sorcerer (Simon), whose lack of confidence makes his magic unreliable, and Lillis' Doric. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2023 To celebrate the release of Disney’s Wish, which comes 100 years after the company first put out Steamboat Willie in 1923, Walt Disney Animation Studios gave press an inside look at the place where the magic happens at its famous Burbank headquarters (yes, the one with the sorcerer hat). Ryan Fish, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2023 Now their sorcerer was in custody, and his talismans were broken and burned. Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2023 The similarities are obvious, from antagonistic sorcerers to protagonists who come from humble beginnings. Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sorcerer was in the 15th century

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“Sorcerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorcerer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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sorcerer

noun
sor·​cer·​er ˈsȯrs-(ə-)rər How to pronounce sorcerer (audio)
: a person who practices sorcery : wizard

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