noun
sorcerer
SAW-suh-ruh
noun
1
Someone who practises magic; a wizard.
"In the story, an old sorcerer guards the enchanted forest."
2
Someone whose skill in something seems almost magical.
"The chef is a real sorcerer with nothing but a few spices and a hot pan."
How to Use Sorcerer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person who does magic, or someone dazzlingly skilled at something.
Common pairings
a powerful sorcerer
an evil sorcerer
sorcerer's apprentice
Word Forms
sorcerers plural
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Etymology
From Old French sorcier, ultimately from Latin sors ("fate, lot") — the same root that gives us "sorcery."