noun
warlock
WAW-lok
noun
1
A man who practises magic; often treated as the male counterpart of a witch.
"In the story, an ancient warlock cursed the village well."
"The game lets you play as a warlock who summons demons to fight for you."
How to Use Warlock
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA male sorcerer or magic-user, often cast as sinister in folklore and fantasy fiction.
Common mistake
Not simply a male "witch" in a neutral sense — historically the word carried the connotation of treachery or a broken pact.
Word Forms
warlocks plural
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Etymology
From Old English wǣrloga, literally "oath-breaker" or "traitor" — from wǣr ("pledge, covenant") and a word related to "lie." It came to mean a male sorcerer through the old belief that such men had broken their faith with God.