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- [sawr-ser-er]
- /ˈsɔr sər ər/
- /ˈsɔː.sər.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawr-ser-er]
- /ˈsɔr sər ər/
Definitions of sorcerer word
- noun sorcerer a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard. 1
- noun sorcerer wizard 1
- noun sorcerer male magician 1
- noun Definition of sorcerer in Technology (tool) A simple tree parser generator by Terence Parr <[email protected]>. SORCERER is suitable for translation problems lying between those solved by code generator generators and by full source-to-source translator generators. SORCERER generates simple, flexible, top-down, tree parsers that, in contrast to code generators, may execute actions at any point during a tree walk. SORCERER accepts extended BNF notation, allows predicates to direct the tree walk with semantic and syntactic context information, and does not rely on any particular intermediate form, parser generator, or other pre-existing application. SORCERER is included in the Purdue Compiler-Construction Tool Set. Version: 1.00B E-mail: <[email protected]> ("e-mail sor.tar.Z.uu" in subject). Mailing list: [email protected] (message body: "subscribe pccts-users YOUR-NAME", where YOUR-NAME can be your name or e-mail address). 1
- countable noun sorcerer In fairy stories, a sorcerer is a person who performs magic by using the power of evil spirits. 0
- noun sorcerer a person who seeks to control and use magic powers; wizard or magician 0
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Origin of sorcerer
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; earlier sorcer, Middle English < Middle French sorcier, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *sortiārius one who casts lots, equivalent to Latin sort- (stem of sors) lot, fate + -i- -i- + -ārius -ier2; see -er1
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Parts of speech for Sorcerer
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sorcerer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sorcerer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sorcerer
noun sorcerer
- charmer — If you refer to someone, especially a man, as a charmer, you think that they behave in a very charming but rather insincere way.
- conjuror — a person who practises conjuring, esp for people's entertainment
- diabolist — Theology. action aided or caused by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft. the character or condition of a devil. a doctrine concerning devils. a belief in or worship of devils.
- druid — a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.
- haruspex — (in ancient Rome) one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, especially from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice.
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