sorcerer
English
editAlternative forms
edit- sorceror (common misspelling)
Etymology
editFrom Middle English sorcerere, from Old French sorcier, from Early Medieval Latin sortiārius, derived from Latin sortem (“fate, fortune”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsorcerer (plural sorcerers)
- (mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 105:
- Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all.
- 1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 7:
- "Well, sorcerer?" growled the Norman. "Nay, not well," replied Catweazle shivering miserably, "I have the bone-ache."
Related terms
editTranslations
editmagician/wizard drawing upon natural powers
|
Middle English
editNoun
editsorcerer
- Alternative form of sorcerere
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (bind)
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Early Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Mythology
- en:Folklore
- en:Fantasy
- English terms with quotations
- en:Fictional abilities
- en:Occult
- en:People
- en:Stock characters
- en:Wicca
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns