sorcerer

[ sawr-ser-er ]

noun

1. a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.

sorcerer

/ ˈsɔːsərə; ˈsɔːsərɪs /

noun

1. a person who seeks to control and use magic powers; a wizard or magician

Other Words From

• under·sorcer·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorcerer¹

1520–30; earlier sorcer, Middle English < Middle French sorcier, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *sortiārius one who casts lots, equivalent to Latin sort- (stem of sors ) lot, fate + -i- -i- + -ārius -ier ²; -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorcerer¹

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

Example Sentences

The same year “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” hit theaters, Smith earned wide acclaim in Robert Altman and Julian Fellowes’ mystery-comedy “Gosford Park.”

From Los Angeles Times

Watson had gotten away with all of it — and even with his COO impersonating a YouTube executive — with a wave of the sorcerer’s hand: It was just a mistake, a misunderstanding, an employee with unfortunate mental health issues.

From Salon

Odette is a princess, turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer.

From New York Times

The question is how deep her team can go in a bracket that includes defending national champion Louisiana State and Iowa and its scoring sorcerer, Caitlin Clark.

From Los Angeles Times

So at long last, Capcom is delivering Dragon’s Dogma II. You create your character, the “Arisen,” from scratch, building on typical RPG species like humans, elves and “beastrens” and jobs like warrior, archer and sorcerer.

From Seattle Times