necromancer

noun

Definition of necromancernext
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 When Lemuel Gulliver is on his travels, a necromancer offers him the chance to summon up any spirit from the dead. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 That’s more than can be said for the sequel, which is just driven by pandering, up to and including bringing back characters who’ve died, usually with the help of necromancer Quan Chi (Damon Herriman). — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 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
  1. sorcerer
  2. mage
  3. magician
  4. wizard
  5. witch
Noun
  • The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • The sequence featuring Circe, the sorcerer who turns Odysseus’s men into pigs, might be the most disturbing of them all, not so much for what’s shown as for what’s implied, as the men’s body-horror-like transformations occur in tight shots.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of sorcerer
Noun
  • Months earlier, Andy accidentally entered a magical portal, became a mage and saved the realm, but no one at home believed him.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of mage
Noun
  • The series follows James (Jimmi Simpson), an ex-firefighter who teams up with a shady magician named Paul (Damon Herriman) to steal money from Paul’s father, a manipulative pastor played by Ben Kingsley.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Whether magicians, thieves, or just fed up citizens, somebody has made an entire city’s worth of ALPRs vanish in the night.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of magician
Noun
  • Players can also customize a walking castle and investigate a mystery involving missing wizards.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This sequel series to Wizards of Waverly Place follows Justin Russo’s family of young wizards.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wizard
Noun
  • She and Kidman reprise their roles as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, witches in Massachusetts who must once more confront a family curse that causes the deaths of men whom women in their family fall in love with.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The film takes an almost body horror turn when the crew comes across the witch Circe.
    — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of witch

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“Necromancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necromancer. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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