sorcerers

noun

plural of sorcerer
as in magicians
a person skilled in using supernatural forces a sorcerer who used his power for evil ends

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Recent Examples of sorcerers The film is set at Ironclaw Academy, a school where the animal companions of sorcerers – known as familiars – go through a demanding and frequently messy training regime. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 The Fore said that the disease was caused by secret attacks from sorcerers. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 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, 30 July 2026 But that apprehension is directed toward monsters, goddesses, sorcerers, and nymphs. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Indeed, the sequel to the fan-favorite 1998 film, in which Bullock and Kidman play sister sorcerers, will hit theaters this September. — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2026 The land of sorcerers, dragons and savagery played out across eight gripping series, drawing millions of viewers into the fictional worlds of Westeros, Essos, and beyond. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026 For the most part, the initial sorcerers who make agentic AI a workplace standard will be chief information officers, chief technology officers, and businesspeople who have a deep understanding of technology. — Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026 These sorcerers combat monstrous manifestations of negative human emotion, known as Curses, using a parallel energy source called Cursed Energy. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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  1. magicians
  2. mages
  3. wizards
  4. witches
Noun
  • Houdini offers tribute to some magicians who preceded him and laments that more wasn't known about them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • To achieve it, Cohen brought in specialists in prosthetics, animatronics and explosives, alongside magicians and world-famous psychologists.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of magicians
Noun
  • 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
  • Wizards, or mages (as the group has commonly referred to Eleven), develop their powers using arcane magic to cast powerful spells.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of mages
Noun
  • This earlier Russell work did not include acid queens, pinball wizards, or teenage-wasteland messiahs.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Produced by Hollywood stunt champs 87North, the hard-hitting wizards that have been redefining fight choreography since John Wick, Violent Night 2, like its predecessor, promises heaps of gory and satisfyingly kinetic fight scenes.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of wizards
Noun
  • A couple of passing witches in distressed fish-nets aww-ed at the sight of the dog begging for the second half of his cone.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, fashions this fall look distinctly witchy, interest in tarot is on the rise, and Etsy witches are a mainstream phenomenon, offering spell-casting services on the online marketplace to summon up perfect weddings, love, or protection.
    — Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of witches

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“Sorcerers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorcerers. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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