sorceress
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sorceress
- /ˈsɔː(ɹ)səɹəs/
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From Middle English sorceresse, from Anglo-Norman sorceresse.
noun sorceresses
- A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch. The strange-looking chamber, the red glare of the charcoal, her tall form, and long black hair loose, realised the wildest dream of one of the sorceresses of old, bending over herb and drug, to form their potent spells.
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noun female wizard
| Español | hechicera, bruja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요정 yojeong, 마녀 manyeo |
| 日本語 | 魔女 majo, 女魔術師 jomajutshi |
| 中文 | 巫婆 wūpó |
| हिन्दी | जादूगरनी jādūgarnī, डायन ḍāyan, भानमती bhānamtī, टोनहाई ṭonhāī |
| Português | feiticeira, bruxa |
| Français | sorcière |
| Deutsch | Zaubererin, Zaubrerin, Zauberin, Magierin, Hexenmeisterin |
| Italiano | strega |
| Ελληνικά | μάγισσα mágissa, στρίγγλα stríngla, γητεύτρα gitéftra, φαρμάκη farmáki |
| Русский | волше́бница volšébnica, колду́нья koldúnʹja, чароде́йка čarodéjka, ве́дьма védʹma |
| العربية | سَاحِرَة sāḥira |
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