sorcerer
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sorcerer
- /ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈsoɹ.sɚ.ɚ/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
noun sorcerers · sorceror
- 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.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wizard, magician, necromancer, mage, warlock, magus, conjurer, witch, hag, sorceress, trick, trainee, apprentice, shaman, apprenticeship, seizing
Translations
Every language
noun magician/wizard drawing upon natural powers
| Español | brujo, hechicero, sortílego, mago |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마법사 mabeopsa |
| 日本語 | 魔法使い mahō tsukai, 魔術師 majutsushi |
| 中文 | 巫師 /巫师 wūshī, 魔術師 /魔术师 móshùshī, 男巫 nánwū |
| हिन्दी | जादूगर jādūgar, ओझा ojhā, साहिर sāhir, सयाना sayānā |
| Português | feiticeiro, sortílego |
| Français | sorcier, sorcière |
| Deutsch | Zauberer |
| Italiano | stregone |
| Ελληνικά | μάγος mágos |
| Română | vrăjitor |
| Русский | волше́бник volšébnik, колду́н koldún, маг mag, чароде́й čarodéj |
| Tiếng Việt | phù thuỷ, thầy phù thủy |
| العربية | سَاحِر sāḥir |
| עברית | מְכַשֵּׁף mekhashéf, קוֹסֵם kosém |
Talk about this word "sorcerer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sorcerer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sorcerer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sorcerer "sorcerer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sorcerer.Cite this
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title = {sorcerer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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