warlock

noun/ˈwɔrlɑk/

Frequency rank: #13,265 most common English word

Meaning

a male practitioner of witchcraft or magic, especially black magic.

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Example sentence

The villagers feared the old man living in the forest, believing him to be warlock with dark powers.

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