Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who practices sorcery.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female sorcerer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A female sorcerer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
witch ; a femalesorcerer
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a woman sorcerer
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Examples
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A waiter overhearing them calls the sorceress Nicolette who thrives on chaos; she sends a courier to find the mycronancer Bulliard who should be interested in them.
Spell Games T.A. Pratt « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2009
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Then the King came, and besought her to return to the palace as his bride, but she replied, 'I will never be your wife till that wicked sorceress is dead, for she would only murder me and my boy, as she murdered your seven young sons.
Tales of the Punjab 1894
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There was among the assemblage, more than one youthful and vain sorceress, who beheld the fêtes given in honour of the new-corner, with feelings of spite.
The Princess Ilsée: A Fairy Tale Anonymous 1867
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It’s okay, though I still find that sorceress is the most enjoyable class for me.
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“A sorceress is a conjuror of the greatest power,” Mr. McGuire began, “one who is able to perform feats of magic far beyond the capabilities of ordinary magicians.”
The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010
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“A sorceress is a conjuror of the greatest power,” Mr. McGuire began, “one who is able to perform feats of magic far beyond the capabilities of ordinary magicians.”
The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010
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“A sorceress is a conjuror of the greatest power,” Mr. McGuire began, “one who is able to perform feats of magic far beyond the capabilities of ordinary magicians.”
The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010
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"I wonder why she is called a sorceress, if she has only the talent of turning things on?"
Pet Peeve Anthony, Piers 2005
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Farther west, the top of the hill shimmered in the afternoon sunlight, shimmered like a mirror, a glassy surface of red and black, a surface created by the chaos blasts of the dead white wizard - or should she have been termed a sorceress?
Ordermaster Modesitt, L. E. 2005
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"My father said it best " The sorceress was a good woman.
The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001
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