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noun
A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, fantasy, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, publishing, sciences
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Synonyms: magician, powaqa, two-heart, wizard
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person whose skills or abilities appear almost magical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one who practices magic or sorcery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: occultist
Narrower terms: enchanter, exorcist, exorciser, magus, sorceress, witch doctor, Cagliostro, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, Giuseppe Balsamo
History
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”).
Across languages
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