sorceress

[ sawr-ser-is ]

noun

1. a woman who practices sorcery; witch.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorceress¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French sorceresse, equivalent to sorcer ( sorcerer ) + -esse -ess

Example Sentences

Jennifer Kale, for instance, is a sorceress who first appeared in an issue of the horror comic “Adventure into Fear” in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times

The pattern across the jersey is inspired by a fifth-century BC vase attributed to Persephone, which depicts Ulysses and the sorceress Circe in Homer's Odyssey.

From BBC

Grande, who plays the sparkling sorceress in the upcoming ”Wicked” movie musical, came under scrutiny this week after a viral interview clip showed her changing her speaking voice mid-dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times

But our sorceress has powerful tools of destruction, as well — Medea’s magic.

From Los Angeles Times

The sorceress — mortal granddaughter of Helios, the sun god of Greek mythology — kills two of her children as revenge for her husband Jason’s betrayal.

From Los Angeles Times