necromancer

[ nek-ruh-man-ser ]

noun

1. a person who uses witchcraft or sorcery, especially to reanimate dead people or to foretell the future by communicating with them:

   In the story, the boy is killed by a serial killer and then revived as a zombie by a necromancer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of necromancer¹

First recorded in 1540–50; equivalent to necromanc(y) ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

In letters written to Mr Brookes, Christopher accuses him of being a "detrimental necromancer" and says the coronial process is illegal as "you can't be dead on paper".

From BBC

The incident followed Mr Brookes being sent a series of letters between March 2022 and April 2023, accusing him of being a "detrimental necromancer" who must face corporal punishment.

From BBC

They included alleged accusations of Mr Brookes being a "detrimental necromancer" who was "under the penalty of perjury".

From BBC

Craigslist, embodied by Larry Owens, appears as a junkyard necromancer urging gig seekers to click on a posting labeled “cleaning boy kink.”

From New York Times

So Nandor reverses his vampirism by staking Derek, who Laszlo pays the local necromancer to revive as a zombie.

From Salon

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