sorcerer
/ˈsoɹ.sɚ.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
Example Sentences
- "Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all."
- "These, it was believed, would prevent the Arch-fiend from entering the charmed ring and wreaking vengeance upon the sorcerers."
- "“Thou flibbertigibbet,” cried Catwezle, who had been listening, “all is clear as springwater. This Rapkyn was a sorcerer!”"
- ""Well, sorcerer?" growled the Norman. "Nay, not well," replied Catweazle shivering miserably, "I have the bone-ache.""
- "The goalscorer was Eberechi Eze, Palace’s sorcerer-in-chief, and it came in the 16th minute from an assist by Daniel Muñoz, who was irrepressible up and down the right."
Etymology
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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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsoɹ.sɚ.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/