sorceress
noun/ˈsɔrsərəs/
Frequency rank: #16,350 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a woman who practises magic or sorcery; a female sorcerer.
Example sentence
The villagers feared the sorceress who lived in the dark forest and could control the weather.
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