as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
in ancient times any kind of natural disaster was apt to be regarded as the work of some evil-minded necromancer
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Recent Examples of necromancer
Who to face this strange, ancient magic but the last of the Grim Lords, the sleeping necromancer Kaiataris?
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Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
The islands will also include the opportunity to battle D&D characters such as Klauth, the ancient red dragon and necromancer Valindra Shadowmantle.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Toby’s central role as the witch Solveig — a necromancer who treats death as something to be welcomed rather than feared — embodies the script’s most provocative ideas.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Jan. 2026
Fans of dark storytelling will find cruel necromancers, derelict mansions and strange alchemies in this page-turning epic.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Season 2, subtitled Arise from the Shadow, saw Jinwoo further master his necromancer abilities on a mission to save his mother.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Amon, a tank-like Forgeknight; and Vex, a Siren who has the ability to spawn minions and drain life from enemies like a necromancer.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
The islands will also include the opportunity to battle D&D characters such as Klauth, the ancient red dragon and necromancer Valindra Shadowmantle.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Toby’s central role as the witch Solveig — a necromancer who treats death as something to be welcomed rather than feared — embodies the script’s most provocative ideas.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Jan. 2026
Fans of dark storytelling will find cruel necromancers, derelict mansions and strange alchemies in this page-turning epic.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Season 2, subtitled Arise from the Shadow, saw Jinwoo further master his necromancer abilities on a mission to save his mother.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Amon, a tank-like Forgeknight; and Vex, a Siren who has the ability to spawn minions and drain life from enemies like a necromancer.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necromancer
Noun
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An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Musing about unintended consequences, Oosterhoff mentioned the myth of Pandora’s box and Goethe’s tale of the sorcerer’s apprentice.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The movie is adapted from the French novel of the same name (Le mage du Kremlin, in French) by author Giuliano de Empoli and casts Paul Dano as a fictional character named Vadim Baranov, who assists Putin in his rise to the center of Russia's government.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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When Alice and Bob meet back on Earth, though, the magician’s trick is revealed.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
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Magic-Al Garber is the magician to book.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Every version of Merlin the wizard, spanning an expansive gender spectrum.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Bernhardt is Deathstalker, a legendary swordsman stuck with a cursed amulet who befriends swamp monsters and teams with a mini wizard (voiced by Patton Oswalt) to stop a dark magic from ruling the land.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To put all of us in, someone had to be the dog or a witch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The English actor married Persia White — who played Abby Bennett, one of the famous Bennett witches and the mother to Kat Graham's character, Bonnie.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Necromancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necromancer. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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