Sorcerer vs. Witch

Sorcerer vs. Witch — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sorcerer and Witch

Sorcerernoun

A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male.

Witchnoun

A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or man who practices witchcraft.

Sorcerernoun

one who practices magic or sorcery

Witchnoun

(now usually particularly) A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.

Witchnoun

(derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.

I hate that old witch.

Witchnoun

One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.

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Witchnoun

One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.

Witchnoun

(geometry) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.

Witchnoun

The stormy petrel.

Witchnoun

Any of a number of flatfish:

Witchnoun

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Torbay sole), found in the North Atlantic.

Witchnoun

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (megrim), found in the North Atlantic.

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Witchnoun

Arnoglossus scapha, found near New Zealand.

Witchnoun

A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.

Witchverb

To practise witchcraft.

Witchverb

To bewitch.

Witchverb

(transitive) To dowse for water.

Witchnoun

a female sorcerer or magician

Witchnoun

a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil

Witchnoun

an ugly evil-looking old woman

Witchverb

cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something