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Dictionary: war·lock   (wôr'lŏk') pronunciation

n.
A male witch, sorcerer, wizard, or demon.

[Middle English warloghe, from Old English wǣrloga, oath-breaker : wǣr, pledge + -loga, liar (from lēogan, to lie).]


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(WOR-lok)

noun
A male witch, sorcerer, wizard, or demon.

Etymology
Middle English warloghe, from Old English waerloga, oath-breaker : waer, pledge + -loga, liar (from leogan, to lie).

Usage
"About 20 self-described witches, warlocks and psychics staged a Friday the 13th demonstration against a nearly half-century-old state anti-divination law." — Laws on Fortune telling, Tarot Cards Draw Protest, Greensboro News & Record, Aug 14, 1999.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a male witch or demon


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - troldmand

Nederlands (Dutch)
manlijke heks, tovenaar

Français (French)
n. - sorcier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zauberer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γητευτής, μάγος (που επιδίδεται σε μαύρη μαγεία)

Italiano (Italian)
stregone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bruxo (m)

Русский (Russian)
колдун

Español (Spanish)
n. - hechicero, brujo, mago

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trollkarl

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
术士, 魔术师

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 術士, 魔術師

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마술사, 요술쟁이, 점쟁이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 黒魔術師, 魔法使い, 魔術師

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ساحر, مشعوذ, العراف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קוסם, מכשף‬


 
 
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