necromancer
A person who practices or performs necromancyA person who practices or performs necromancy.
» The necromancer had four corpse servants.
Der Totenbeschwörer hatte vier Kadaver als Diener. — Waldelfe
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1 sensesA person who practices or performs necromancy.
Totenbeschwörer, Totenbeschwörerin, Nekromant
некрома́нтnekrománt, некрома́нткаnekromántka
one who practices magic or sorcery
Examples
4 sentencesThe necromancer had four corpse servants.
deDer Totenbeschwörer hatte vier Kadaver als Diener. — Waldelfe
The necromancer raised the orc corpses.
Tom is a necromancer.
Necromancers can resurrect the dead.
ruНекроманты умеют воскрешать мёртвых. — Wezel
deGeisterbeschwörer können Tote wiedererwecken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
An alteration of nigromancer after necromancy, equivalent to necromancy + -er.An alteration of nigromancer after necromancy, equivalent to necromancy + -er.
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Forms
plural: necromancersSynonyms
7 synonyms- one who practices magic or sorcery:sorcerermagicianwizardthaumaturgethaumaturgist
Word family
7 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.