English noun: necromancer | |||
1. | necromancer (person) one who practices magic or sorcery | ||
Synonyms | magician, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | occultist | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | enchanter, exorciser, exorcist, magus, sorceress, witch doctor | ||
Instance hyponym | Cagliostro, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, Giuseppe Balsamo | ||
2. | necromancer (person) one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead | ||
Broader (hypernym) | diviner | ||