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sorcerer.

A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/UK/ˈsoɹ.sɚ.ɚ/US
  1. A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.

  2. A person whose skills or abilities appear almost magical.

    figuratively
Where this word 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”).

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