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sorcerer

[sawr-ser-er] / ˈsɔr sər ər /


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Unlike sorcerer "Koshchei the Deathless", the Kremlin cannot abracadabra coins out of thin air.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

Directed by the sly sorcerer of all things weird, Yorgos Lanthimos, this powerful satirical fable is a refreshing take on the alien-attack movie.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

When Odile, the daughter of a sorcerer, is sent to steal the king’s crown, she must first infiltrate his court.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2025

So at long last, Capcom is delivering Dragon’s Dogma II. You create your character, the “Arisen,” from scratch, building on typical RPG species like humans, elves and “beastrens” and jobs like warrior, archer and sorcerer.

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2024

Each night, the sorcerer priest would kindle a fire on the forecastle of the Iron Victory and stalk around the flames, chanting prayers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Her husband, who would later write witches and sorcerers and soothsayers into “Macbeth,” “The Tempest” and “Julius Caesar,” is taxed by her psychic gifts.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

Around the king’s town are domed buildings and groves and thickets where the sorcerers of these people, men in charge of the religious cult, live.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

In the novels, this is a rumor that is spread about witchers, which leads a group of opportunistic sorcerers to bring a mob of villagers to the keep with torches and pitchforks.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2022

The country's government has now set up a parliamentary committee to tackle this violence, and its chair, Hon Charles Abel, warns people are using Covid "as an excuse to brand people sorcerers".

From BBC Dec. 6, 2021

‘Few escape her nets, they say. These are strange days! But if you have her favour, then you also are net-weavers and sorcerers, maybe.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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