Meaning & use

warlock

noun·Academic

A man who practices witchcraft or sorcery, especially in folklore and fantasy fiction.

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In the story, the young warlock learned to summon storms with a single spoken word.

Villagers once accused the reclusive old man of being a warlock who cursed their crops.

A note on using this word

Warlock is the traditional male counterpart to 'witch,' though modern fantasy fiction sometimes uses the terms more flexibly across genders.

Words with a similar meaning

sorcererwizard

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