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warlock

noun

Definition of warlock

as in sorcerer

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Recent Examples of warlock The maniac Nugent, essential American, once a hard-rock warlock, now a vaunting Trumpist. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026 His warlock power is immense and intense. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 But meanwhile, these witches and warlocks are dedicating this whole night to Satan. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 31 Oct. 2025 That included everything from a sniper-like rogue to a warlock who serves Death itself. — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warlock

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Noun

The sorcerers, it was thought, targeted their victims by stealing bits of their hair, clothes, nails, or feces, and wrapping them in a bundle with leaves.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The man was a rock and roll sound smith and a lyrical sorcerer.

— Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sorcerer

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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

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When Lemuel Gulliver is on his travels, a necromancer offers him the chance to summon up any spirit from the dead.

— Literary Hub, 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

Definition of necromancer

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And for all the Padres’ successes under private equity wizard Peter Seidler, his biggest bet went bust, the ‘23 Padres missing the playoffs despite his approving MLB’s third-highest payroll.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
He a notoriously vain, boastful and fame-obsessed wizard well versed in Memory Charms who is recruited by Dumbledore as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

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