Sorcerer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one who practices magic or sorcery

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɔːɹsɚɹɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɔːsəɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɔːsəɹə/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɔːɹsɚɹɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thaumaturgist magician wizard necromancer thaumaturge

Word Forms

magic	noun	any art that invokes supernatural powers
wizard	adjective	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; ; ; ; - Shakespeare
wizardly	adjective	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; ; ; ; - Shakespeare
necromancy	noun	the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zauberer

jemand, der Magie oder Zauberei praktiziert

🇫🇷French

sorcier

celui qui pratique la magie ou la sorcellerie

🇪🇸Spanish

hechicero

aquel que practica magia o hechicería

🇮🇹Italian

stregone

colui che pratica la magia o la stregoneria

🇳🇱Dutch

tovenaar

iemand die magie of tovenarij beoefent

🇵🇹Portuguese

feiticeiro

aquele que pratica magia ou feitiçaria

🇷🇺Russian

колдун

тот, кто занимается магией или колдовством

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जादूगर

वह जो जादू या जादू-टोना करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

যাদুকর

যিনি জাদু বা যাদুবিদ্যা অনুশীলন করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்திரவாதி

மந்திரம் அல்லது சூனியம் செய்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మంత్రగాడు

ఇంద్రజాలం లేదా చేతబడి చేసేవాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

जादूगार

जो जादू किंवा चेटूक करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાદુગર

જે જાદુ કે મેલીવિદ્યા કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ

ಮಾಟ ಅಥವಾ ವಾಮಾಚಾರವನ್ನು ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡುವವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ത്രവാദി

മാന്ത്രികവിദ്യയോ മന്ത്രവാദമോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਦੂਗਰ

ਉਹ ਜੋ ਜਾਦੂ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਦੂ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جادوگر

وہ جو جادو یا ٹونے کی مشق کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巫师

施行魔法或巫术的人

🇯🇵Japanese

魔術師

魔法や魔術を実践する人

🇰🇷Korean

마법사

마술이나 마법을 행하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thầy phù thủy

một người thực hành phép thuật hoặc phép thuật

🇹🇭Thai

หมอผี

ผู้ทำเวทมนตร์หรือเวทมนตร์คาถา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tukang sihir

orang yang mempraktekkan sihir atau sihir

🇵🇭Filipino

mangkukulam

isa na nagsasagawa ng mahika o pangkukulam

🇲🇾Malay

ahli sihir

seorang yang melakukan sihir atau sihir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساحر

من يمارس السحر أو الشعوذة

🇮🇷Persian

جادوگر

کسی که سحر و جادو می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

büyücü

büyü veya büyücülük yapan kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְכַשֵׁף

אחד שמתרגל קסם או כישוף

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