necromancer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
An alteration of nigromancer after necromancy, equivalent to necromancy + -er.
Meanings
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A person who practices or performs necromancy.
Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| necromancers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| necromance | alternative | lexicographic | |
| nigromancer | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
hellraiser · raise the dead · necromance · necromantic · raise hell
Synonyms
Translations (38)
arc אוֹבָא (person who practices necromancy) · fr nécromancien (person who practices necromancy) · he מעלה באוב (person who practices necromancy) · gl nigromante (person who practices necromancy) · el νεκρομάντης (person who practices necromancy) · ru некрома́нт (person who practices necromancy) · fr nécromancier (person who practices necromancy) · ro necromant (person who practices necromancy) · de Totenbeschwörer (person who practices necromancy) · mk некрома́нтка (person who practices necromancy) · es necromante (person who practices necromancy) · ja 死霊使い (person who practices necromancy) · eo nekromanciisto (person who practices necromancy) · ca nigromant (person who practices necromancy) · cmn 死靈法師 /死灵法师 (person who practices necromancy) · sl nekromant (person who practices necromancy) · sl nekromancer (person who practices necromancy) · fi nekromantikko (person who practices necromancy) · de Totenbeschwörerin (person who practices necromancy) · ja 黒魔術師 (person who practices necromancy) · ja ネクロマンサー (person who practices necromancy) · pl nekromanta (person who practices necromancy) · mk некрома́нт (person who practices necromancy) · de Nekromantin (person who practices necromancy) · sv nekromant (person who practices necromancy) · cs nekromant (person who practices necromancy) · is uppvakningamaður (person who practices necromancy) · es nigromante (person who practices necromancy) · nl dodenbezweerder (person who practices necromancy) · fr nécromant (person who practices necromancy) · la nigrōmāns (person who practices necromancy) · pt necromante (person who practices necromancy) · de Nekromant (person who practices necromancy) · ru некрома́нтка (person who practices necromancy) · grc νεκρόμαντις (person who practices necromancy) · ca nigromàntic (person who practices necromancy) · is andasæringamaður (person who practices necromancy) · it negromante (person who practices necromancy)