necromancer
nounUK /ˈnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/ · US /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsɚ/
Etymology An alteration of nigromancer after necromancy, equivalent to necromancy + -er.
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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:
- Derived terms
- necromanceress, necromancess
- Related terms
- necromance, necromantic, hellraiser, raise hell, raise the dead