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Added 30 September 2026

sorcerer

/ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: venēficus, magus Wiktionary

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A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
A person whose skills or abilities appear almost magical.

Origin

From Middle English sorcerere, from stem sorcer- (as in sorceresse and sorcery) + -ere, from Old French sorcer, sorcier, from Early Medieval Latin sortiārius, derived from Latin sortem (“fate, fortune”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).

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