necromancer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

An alteration of nigromancer after necromancy,[1] equivalent to necromancy +‎ -er.[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsɚ/

Noun

necromancer (plural necromancers)

  1. A person who practices or performs necromancy.
    Synonyms: necromant, sciomancer
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52:
      Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]

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References

  1. ^ “necromancer, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “nigromancer, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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