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sorcerer

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sor·cer·er  (sôrsr-r)
n.
One who practices sorcery; a wizard.

[Middle English sorser, sorcerer, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin *sortirius, from Latin sors, sort-, lot, fortune; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots.]

sorcerer [ˈsɔːsərə] feminine, sorceress [ˈsɔːsərɪs]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) a person who seeks to control and use magic powers; a wizard or magician
[from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiārius (unattested) caster of lots, from Latin sors lot]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sorcerersorcerer - one who practices magic or sorcery  
enchanter - a sorcerer or magician
exorciser, exorcist - someone who practices exorcism
magus - a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
occultist - a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
sorceress - a woman sorcerer
witch doctor - someone who is believed to heal through magical powers

sorcerer sorceress
noun magician, witch, wizard, magus, warlock, mage (archaic), enchanter, necromancer In voodoo the sorcerer manipulates the victim's symbolic image.
Translations
sorcerer [ˈsɔːsərəʳ] Nhechicero m, brujo m
the sorcerer's apprenticeel aprendiz de brujo

sorcerer [ˈsɔːrsərər] nsorcier m

sorcerer
nHexenmeister m, → Hexer m

sorcerer [ˈsɔːsrəʳ] nstregone m
sorcerer [ˈsɔːsrəʳ] nstregone m

sorcerer مُشعوذ čaroděj troldmand Hexenmeister μάγος hechicero velho sorcier čarobnjak stregone 魔法使い 마법사 tovenaar trollmann czarnoksiężnik feiticeiro маг trollkarl พ่อมด büyücü phù thủy 男巫士


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"It was called the Powder of Life," was the answer; "and it was invented by a crooked Sorcerer who lived in the mountains of the North Country.
But if a sorcerer can change black bread into white, won't he die of hunger if he has no bread at all?
Then the invalid became a heretic or sorcerer; as heretic or sorcerer he suffered, and sought to cause suffering.
 
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