warlocks

noun

plural of warlock
as in sorcerers

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  1. sorcerers
  2. magicians
  3. wizards
Noun
  • 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
Definition of sorcerers
Noun
  • The young magicians hold hands, waiting anxiously as the results are announced.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • For most of history, locksmiths and lockmakers have guarded their secrets as closely as magicians withhold their tricks.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of magicians
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
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