sorcerer (noun)
1sorcerer — ► NOUN (fem. sorceress) ▪ a person believed to practise magic; a wizard. DERIVATIVES sorcerous adjective sorcery noun. ORIGIN Old French sorcier, from Latin sors lot …
2sorcerer — noun (fem. sorceress) a person believed to have magic powers. Derivatives sorcerous adjective sorcery noun Origin ME: from sorser (from OFr. sorcier, based on L. sors, sort lot ) + er1 …
3sorcerer — noun Date: 15th century a person who practices sorcery ; wizard …
4sorcerer — noun /ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ),ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɚ/ A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male. Syn: magician, wizard See Also: ensorcel, sorcery, sorceress …
5sorcerer — noun (C) a man who uses magic and receives help from evil spirits, especially in stories …
6sorcerer, sorceress — ▶ noun WIZARD, witch, magician, warlock, enchanter, enchantress, magus; shaman, witch doctor; archaic mage …
7sorcerer — [16] A sorcerer is etymologically a drawer of ‘lots’ – for the word comes ultimately from Latin sors ‘lot’ (source also of English sort). The plural sortēs was used for the ‘responses made by oracles’, and this formed the basis of the Vulgar… …
8sorcerer — UK [ˈsɔː(r)sərə(r)] / US [ˈsɔrs(ə)rər] noun [countable] Word forms sorcerer : singular sorcerer plural sorcerers a man who uses evil spirits to do magic in stories …
9sorcerer — [16] A sorcerer is etymologically a drawer of ‘lots’ – for the word comes ultimately from Latin sors ‘lot’ (source also of English sort). The plural sortēs was used for the ‘responses made by oracles’, and this formed the basis of the Vulgar… …
10sorcerer — /ˈsɔsərə/ (say sawsuhruh) noun 1. a person who supposedly exercises supernatural powers through evil spirits; a magician or enchanter. 2. → koradji. {sorcer(y) + er2; replacing Middle English sorser, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin… …