as in mage
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
a sorcerer who used his power for evil ends
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Recent Examples of sorcerer
Entertain the children by shuffling to classical music in a sorcerer’s hat?
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Joel Stein, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
It has not been confirmed whether The Legend of Zelda movie will be based on a single game from the franchise or inspired by the overall story of Link saving Princess Zelda and the land of Hyrule from the evil sorcerer Ganon.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
With the launch of the Culling Game in the aftermath, 10 colonies from across Japan are transformed into dens of curses as part of a plot orchestrated by the most wicked sorcerer in history, Noritoshi Kamo.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Based on Gege Akutami’s manga, the film follows Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, two sorcerers tasked with protecting Amanai Riko, a student chosen as the Star Plasma Vessel, while being pursued by curse users and a religious cult.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
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The brilliantly flexible job system still rips (want to create a gun-toting mage?—
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While many people see a Saks Global bankruptcy as a fait accompli, Baker is known as a kind of dealmaking magician who could still pull something out of his hat.—
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After receiving four yeses from the judges, the musician rocketed to the top of the reality-competition series, placing third behind acrobatic group Zurcaroh and magician Shin Lim.—
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Who were the ad wizards who came up with that one?—
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This wizard doesn’t even use a curtain.—
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This marks her second Golden Globe nomination for a legendary portrayal of the good witch of Oz.—
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The show, which also starred Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs, centered on three sisters navigating the modern world — and often saving it — as powerful good witches.—
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“Sorcerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorcerer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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