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
  • 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
  • Plot details also remain under wraps, though the tabletop game is set across a multiverse of fantasy worlds and involves players who are engaged in a battle, acting as wizards known as Planeswalkers.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • This earlier Russell work did not include acid queens, pinball wizards, or teenage-wasteland messiahs.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of wizards
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