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sorcerer

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //ˈsɔɹsɝɝ// UK //sˈɔːsəɹɐ// sor·cer·er

n. a person in stories who has magical powers. You usually see them using spells or special items to change things around them.

n. a practitioner of magic or sorcery, typically depicted in folklore and fantasy literature. Often implies the use of learned spells or innate supernatural abilities to influence the physical world.


SIMPLE

The sorcerer cast a spell on the king.

CONTEXTUAL

In the ancient legend, a powerful sorcerer lived alone in a tower and controlled the weather with a wooden staff.

COMPLEX

The narrative subverts the trope of the wise mentor by presenting the sorcerer as a morally ambiguous figure whose mastery of the arcane comes at a significant personal cost.

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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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