sorcerer
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French sorcier, ultimately from Latin sors (“oracular response”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sort, lineup”)
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /"sO:s@r\@(r\)/
- (US) enPR: sôrʹ-sər-ər, IPA: /ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"sOr\.s@`.@`/
Noun [edit]
sorcerer (plural sorcerers)
Usage notes [edit]
Sometimes misspelled sorceror, possibly from erroneous analogy to Latinate words ending in -or
Synonyms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
magician/wizard drawing upon natural powers
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