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 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 Candlemass broke new ground for histrionics in metal, but their best songs were about demons, sorcerers, and witches. — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorcerers
  1. magicians
  2. mages
  3. wizards
  4. witches
Noun
  • 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
  • The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 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 means the team members don’t need to be tech wizards to build custom reference material.
    — K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Players can also customize a walking castle and investigate a mystery involving missing wizards.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wizards
Noun
  • Bullock and Kidman reprise their roles as midnight margarita-sipping witches for the sequel, now guiding the next generation (played by new cast members Joey King and Maisie Williams) through the complications of making magic.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Like Sally and her sister Gillian Owens, played by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in both films, the next generation of women in the family are witches, too.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of witches

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“Sorcerers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorcerers. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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