sorcerer
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sor·cer·er
(sôr′sər-ər)n.
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 femininesorceress
n
(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]
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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 | 1. |  sorcerer - one who practices magic or sorcery enchanter - a sorcerer or magician 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 |
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sorcerer
sorceressnoun 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
velho
čarobnjak
varázsló
galdramaîur
魔法使い
마법사
veneficus
čarodejník
bajačbajačicabajalicavračvračar
trollkarl
พ่อมด
phù thủy
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
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sorcerer
n → Hexenmeister m, → Hexer m
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sorcery
(ˈsoːsəri) noun1. the use of power gained from evil spirits.
2. witchcraft or magic in general.
ˈsorcerer – feminine ˈsorceress – noun a person who practises sorcery.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009