Sorcerer Meaning
/ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
nounA person whose skills or abilities appear almost magical.
Sentence Examples
Tom is a sorcerer.
He's a powerful sorcerer.
The princess was turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ used dark spells to bring the dead back to life.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In the fantasy novel, the powerful ____ used a magic staff to conjure an enormous wall of fire.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English sorcerere, from stem sorcer- (as in sorceresse and sorcery) + -ere, from Old French sorcer, sorcier, from Early Medieval Latin sortiārius, derived from Latin sortem (“fate, fortune”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all."
— 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 105:
"These, it was believed, would prevent the Arch-fiend from entering the charmed ring and wreaking vengeance upon the sorcerers."
— 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 116:
"“Thou flibbertigibbet,” cried Catwezle, who had been listening, “all is clear as springwater. This Rapkyn was a sorcerer!”"
— 1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 50:
""Well, sorcerer?" growled the Norman. "Nay, not well," replied Catweazle shivering miserably, "I have the bone-ache.""
— 1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 7:
"The goalscorer was Eberechi Eze, Palace’s sorcerer-in-chief, and it came in the 16th minute from an assist by Daniel Muñoz, who was irrepressible up and down the right."
— 2025 May 17, David Hytner, “Crystal Palace stun Manchester City to win FA Cup amid drama and Henderson controversy”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ used dark spells to bring the dead back to life.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In the fantasy novel, the powerful ____ used a magic staff to conjure an enormous wall of fire.