sorcerer

sorcerer
/sawr"seuhr euhr/, n.
a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.
[1520-30; earlier sorcer, ME < MF sorcier, perh. < VL *sortiarius one who casts lots, equiv. to L sort- (s. of sors) lot, fate + -i- -I- + -arius -IER2; see -ER1]

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