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sor·cer·er

(sôr′sər-ər)

One who practices sorcery; a wizard.

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

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sorcerer

(ˈsɔːsərə) or feminine

sorceress

(Alternative Belief Systems) a person who seeks to control and use magic powers; wizard or magician

[C16: from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiārius (unattested) caster of lots, from Latin sors lot]

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sor•cer•er

(ˈsɔr sər ər)

n.

a person who practices sorcery.

[1520–30; earlier sorcer, Middle English < Middle French sorcier, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *sortiārius one who casts lots = Latin sort- (s. of sors) lot, fate + -i- -i- + -ārius -ier²; see -er¹]

sorcerer

In medieval times this term was used to describe almost anyone who practiced science or set up a laboratory. Some use the term to describe a black witch or black magician. A sorceress is the female equivalent.

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Noun

sorcerer - one who practices magic or sorcery

necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard, magician

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.

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Translations

ساحِرمُشْعُوِذ

čarodějčernokněžník-nice

troldmandtroldkvinde

Zauberer Hexenmeister Hexer

μάγος

brujo hechicero

velho

sorcier sorcière enchanteur ensorceleur

čarobnjak

varázsló

galdramaîur

stregone mago

魔法使い

마법사

veneficus

čarodejník

bajačbajačicabajalicavračvračar

trollkarl

พ่อมด

büyücü

phù thủy

男巫男巫士魔术师

sorcerer

[ˈsɔːsərəʳ] N → hechicero m, brujo m
the sorcerer's apprentice → el aprendiz de brujo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sorcerer

[ˈsɔː^rsərə^r] n → sorcier m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sorcerer

n → Hexenmeister m, → Hexer m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sorcerer

[ˈsɔːs/ərəʳ] n → stregone m

sorcery

(ˈsoːsəri) noun

1. the use of power gained from evil spirits.

2. witchcraft or magic in general.

ˈsorcerer – feminine ˈsorceress – noun

a person who practises sorcery.

sorcerer

→ مُشْعُوِذ černokněžník troldmand Hexenmeister μάγος hechicero velho sorcier čarobnjak stregone 魔法使い 마법사 tovenaar trollmann czarnoksiężnik feiticeiro волшебник trollkarl พ่อมด büyücü phù thủy 男巫士

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