necromancer

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UK/ˈnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/US/ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsɚ/

noun

A person who practices or performs necromancy.

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Meanings

nounnecromancer (plural necromancers)

plural necromancers · alternative nigromancer · alternative necromance

  1. 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

    Synonyms: necromant, sciomancer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who practices or performs necromancy.

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necromantsciomancer

More synonyms by meaning

nounone who practices magic or sorcery

Similar
sorcerermagicianwizardthaumaturgethaumaturgist
Broader
occultist
Also see
magiciannecromantnecromantistsorcererthaumaturgethaumaturgistwizard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

An alteration of nigromancer after necromancy, equivalent to necromancy + -er.

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Translations

Ancient Greek νεκρόμαντις
  • νεκρόμαντις (nekrómantis)person who practices necromancy
Catalan nigromàntic, nigromant
  • nigromànticperson who practices necromancy
  • nigromantperson who practices necromancy
Chinese Mandarin 死靈法師 /死灵法师
  • 死靈法師 /死灵法师person who practices necromancy
Czech nekromant
  • nekromantperson who practices necromancy
Dutch dodenbezweerder
  • dodenbezweerderperson who practices necromancy
Esperanto nekromanciisto
  • nekromanciistoperson who practices necromancy
Finnish nekromantikko
  • nekromantikkoperson who practices necromancy
French nécromancien, nécromancier
  • nécromancienperson who practices necromancy
  • nécromancierperson who practices necromancy
  • nécromantperson who practices necromancy
German Totenbeschwörer, Totenbeschwörerin
  • Totenbeschwörerperson who practices necromancy
  • Totenbeschwörerinperson who practices necromancy
  • Nekromantperson who practices necromancy
  • Nekromantinperson who practices necromancy
Greek νεκρομάντης
  • νεκρομάντης (nekromántis)person who practices necromancy
Hebrew מעלה באוב
  • מעלה באוב (ma'alé ba'óv)person who practices necromancy
Icelandic andasæringamaður, uppvakningamaður
  • andasæringamaðurperson who practices necromancy
  • uppvakningamaðurperson who practices necromancy
Italian negromante
  • negromanteperson who practices necromancy
Japanese 黒魔術師, ネクロマンサー
  • 黒魔術師 (kuro majutsushi)person who practices necromancy
  • ネクロマンサー (nekuromansā)person who practices necromancy
  • 死霊使い (shiryōtsukai)person who practices necromancy
Latin nigrōmāns
  • nigrōmānsperson who practices necromancy
Polish nekromanta
  • nekromantaperson who practices necromancy
Portuguese necromante
  • necromanteperson who practices necromancy
Romanian necromant
  • necromantperson who practices necromancy
Russian некрома́нт, некрома́нтка
  • некрома́нт (nekrománt)person who practices necromancy
  • некрома́нтка (nekromántka)person who practices necromancy
Spanish necromante, nigromante
  • necromanteperson who practices necromancy
  • nigromanteperson who practices necromancy
Swedish nekromant
  • nekromantperson who practices necromancy
Cite this entry
APA

necromancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necromancer

MLA

“necromancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necromancer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “necromancer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necromancer.

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